- #1 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
97% 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: Survival Horror 30.6%, Horror 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential 2D survival horror game that emphasizes resource scarcity and psychological tension.
- #2 Lamentum
96% matchVery Positive88% of 803 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: Survival Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 11%, Dark 9.5%, Top-Down 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar pixel-art aesthetic and classic survival horror gameplay focused on exploration and inventory management.
- #3 Amnesia: The Bunker
96% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Survival 13.6%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the intense World War we setting and focuses on emergent gameplay and resource management under pressure.
- #4 SIGNALIS
95% 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: Survival Horror 40.9%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Dark 14%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival horror game that perfectly captures the inventory management and puzzle-solving depth of the genre.
- #5 Crow Country
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,186 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Survival Horror 46.9%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 20.7%, Exploration 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern survival horror title that captures the exact feel and pacing of 90s classics like Resident Evil.
- #6 Darkwood
94% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 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: Survival Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 12.4%, Survival 10.7%, Dark 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival horror game with an oppressive atmosphere and a heavy emphasis on scavenging for survival.
- #7 You Will Die Here Tonight
93% matchVery Positive91% of 630 reviews2023
Dev: Spiral Bound Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Dark 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11%, Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival horror game that blends classic exploration with high-stakes combat encounters.
- #8 Ad Infinitum
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,409 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: World War I 34.6% ★, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 9.5%, Dark 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the psychological trauma of World War we through a horror-focused, atmospheric lens.
- #9 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,412 reviews2022
Dev: Airdorf GamesPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 20.2%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Dark 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses minimalist pixel art to create an incredibly unsettling and psychological horror experience.
- #10 Tormented Souls
90% matchVery Positive90% of 7,787 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 10.6%, Survival 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A return to fixed-camera survival horror that emphasizes complex puzzles and limited resources.
- #11 Trenches - World War 1 Horror Survival Game
91% matchMixed69% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Trenches is a First-Person World War l Survival Horror Game where you have to escape the claustrophobic environment and experience the war from the eyes of a soldier caught behind enemy lines in this surreal nightmare as you fight for your life and sanity to get back home to your family.
Why similar: World War I 43.4% ★, Survival Horror 13%, War 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the WWI trench setting and the desperate need to survive against overwhelming odds.
- #12 Alisa
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,502 reviews2021
Dev: Casper Croes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Alisa is a Horror-themed Action Adventure game and a genuine throwback to the golden age of 90s 3D games.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.2%, Alternate History 21.8%, Horror 13%, Military 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival horror game that utilizes classic mechanics and a distinct, eerie atmosphere.
- #13 Gloomwood
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,888 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
Why similar: Survival Horror 55.7%, Dark 16.8%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Exploration 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that emphasizes stealth and survival in a dark, atmospheric environment.
- #14 EMPTY SHELL
87% matchVery Positive88% of 789 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Top-Down 20.7%, Horror 20.1%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, action-oriented horror game that captures the claustrophobic feeling of navigating dangerous, confined spaces.
- #15 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,017 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 13.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features fixed-camera angles and a heavy focus on puzzle-solving and avoiding an unkillable threat.
- #16 Dead of Darkness
86% matchVery Positive87% of 209 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 17.4%, Isometric 13.5%, Inventory Management 12.1%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that balances atmospheric storytelling with challenging exploration.
- #17 Post Trauma
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 629 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Inventory Management 23.2%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A modern survival horror game that prioritizes puzzle-solving and psychological tension in a surreal environment.
- #18 All Quiet in the Trenches
85% matchVery Positive90% of 855 reviews2024
Dev: Totally Not Aliens
Windows · Linux
All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.
Why similar: World War I 55% ★, War 17.5%, Historical 12.8%, Survival 10.7%, Atmospheric 4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and survival aspects of soldiers in the WWI trenches with a heavy emphasis on choices.
- #19 Never Forgotten
84% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Hodge
Windows
A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.5%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.2%, Action-Adventure 10%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich survival horror experience that emphasizes atmosphere and environmental storytelling.
- #20 Nightmare of Decay
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,249 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Survival Horror 44.4%, Horror 28.6%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Survival 10.2%, Adventure 3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that focuses on classic resource management and zombie combat.
- #21 ROUTINE
81% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 20%, Dark 16.6%, Horror 15.1%, Atmospheric 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that focuses on stealth and environmental storytelling in a confined, dangerous setting.
- #22 CULTIC
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,238 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
Why similar: Horror 47.2%, Dark 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-focused, it captures a gritty, atmospheric horror aesthetic that fits the genre's tone.
- #23 Daymare: 1998
84% matchMixed69% of 4,164 reviews2019
Dev: Invader StudiosPub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Why similar: Survival Horror 45.4%, Horror 25.2%, Survival 13.6%, Inventory Management 10.2%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that leans heavily into the inventory management and combat tension of the genre.
- #24 Cronos: The New Dawn
80% matchVery Positive88% of 9,818 reviews2025
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Linux
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.
Why similar: Survival Horror 37.4%, Horror 20.9%, Dark 16.2%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that emphasizes combat and resource management in a dark, atmospheric world.
- #25 NecroVision
83% matchMixed68% of 1,864 reviews2009
Dev: The Farm 51Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic.
Why similar: World War I 65.1% ★, Alternate History 14.8%, Historical 9.2%, Horror 8.5%, Atmospheric 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the historical brutality of World War we with supernatural horror elements.
- #26 Trench Face
78% matchVery Positive95% of 531 reviews2025
Dev: Pulse Blue
Windows
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
Why similar: World War I 46.9% ★, Survival Horror 16%, Horror 8.1%, Isometric 6.9%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
- #27 Mortal Decay
81% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Roger Kaffer
Windows
You are a veteran, in a post World War 3 apocalyptic world. Starving and alone, you fight to keep your sanity in the hell that this world has decayed into. In a desperate attempt to find food, you stumble your way into an abandoned prison, but you find out it is not as abandoned as you believed...
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 14.8%, Survival 12.4%, Dark 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that emphasizes the psychological toll of exploration and limited resources.
- #28 Crisol: Theater of Idols
77% matchVery Positive87% of 3,282 reviews2026
Dev: Vermila StudiosPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Crisol is a survival horror adventure set in a twisted version of Spain. As a soldier captured by religious dogmatism, you must use your own blood as ammunition, without draining to the point of death. Explore the cursed island of Tormentosa, uncover dark secrets, and battle horrifying enemies.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.8%, Horror 18.8%, Survival 15.2%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Dark 13.2%
- #29 Lost in Vivo
79% 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: Survival Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 19.9%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Survival 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological horror game that focuses on claustrophobia and environmental puzzles.
- #30 Trapped In Stone - World War II Horror
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: W0nnaFight
Windows
Linear World War 2 horror game where you play as a German Soldier who gets trapped inside a Bunker By Americans. Looking for a way out, things take a darker turn when he discovers a human war weapon.
Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Psychological Horror 31.1%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Adventure 7.7%, War 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar historical horror experience with a focus on survival and atmospheric exploration.
- #31 ZERO PROTOCOL
77% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.2%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Horror 10.4%
- #32 Little Lighthouse of Horror
76% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Codiwans
Windows
A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?
Why similar: World War I 54.3% ★, Horror 11.8%, Survival 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #33 DOCTOR VISCERA
75% 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: Survival Horror 33.4%, Horror 16.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #34 MADiSON
76% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Dark 12.7%, Survival 9.8%
- #35 Under: Depths of Fear
78% matchMixed68% of 299 reviews2020
Dev: Globiss InteractivePub: Rogue Games, Inc.
Windows
Enter the mind of traumatized WW1 veteran Alexander Dockter and experience the terrorizing nightmare of trying to escape a sinking ocean liner while being haunted by the most terrifying entities you’ve ever come across.
Why similar: World War I 33.9% ★, Historical 15.5%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #36 Carnival Massacre
74% matchVery Positive91% of 158 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 24.1%, Inventory Management 23.1%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Survival 6.7%
- #37 Creatures Of War
74% 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: Survival Horror 28.2%, Horror 16.4%, Survival 14.4%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #38 SEARCH PARTY: Director's Cut
75% matchVery Positive91% of 133 reviews2021
Dev: games by lumPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Claire's 8-year-old brother is missing. While looking for him during a search party, she finds herself completely lost and alone in the woods. She eventually spots a strange house in the distance... could Daniel be inside?
Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Isometric 18.6%, Survival 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Top-Down 10.1%
- #39 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Dark 15.5%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #40 Edge of Sanity
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 239 reviews2024
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.6%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #41 INDICTED
73% matchMixed48% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
"INDICTED" is a first-person psychological horror game exploring the fears of Arthur, a police investigator with a dark past. With immersive graphics and environments, and a touch of horror from the 80s and 90s. Thus bringing a unique experience of horror and survival.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.7%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Action-Adventure 14%, Survival 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #42 11-11 Memories Retold
72% matchVery Positive86% of 2,085 reviews2018
Dev: Aardman AnimationsPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones.
Why similar: World War I 68.5% ★, Historical 15.8%, War 9.5%, Adventure 3.5%, Atmospheric 2.7%
- #43 Whisperwind
71% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Historical 20.2%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #44 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
69% 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: Survival Horror 38.9%, Horror 17.1%, Dark 16%, Survival 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #45 Dark Side of War
72% matchMixed58% of 105 reviews2020
Dev: Tactical Mayhem Realms
Windows
Dark Side of War is a hardcore shooter game where players take on the role of a soldier during World War II and clear out enemy bases using every bullet wisely. The game offers diverse levels with unique designs and atmospheric soundtracks to create a realistic war atmosphere.
Why similar: Military 26.8%, Historical 26.2%, Survival 14.4%, Horror 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #46 Dead Format
67% matchVery Positive83% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: KatanalevyPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.9%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 17%, Survival 13.7%, Dark 6.7%
- #47 Pneumata
70% matchMixed53% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Deadbolt InteractivePub: Perp Games
Windows
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Inventory Management 18.9%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #48 Tannenberg
69% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2017
Dev: Blackmill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!
Why similar: World War I 49.9% ★, Historical 14%, War 12.7%, Military 10.7%, Horror 8.3%
- #49 Penumbra Overture
70% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Survival Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #50 Uncanny Valley
73% matchMixed56% of 497 reviews2015
Dev: Tiny Mold
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Uncanny Valley is a survival horror game that includes a mix of exploration, puzzle solving and a bit of action with a lot of optional story content. We're trying to preserve the old survival horror kind of gameplay instead of following the modern trend of creating a third person shooter with horror elements.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.3%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #51 The Consuming Shadow
70% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Survival Horror 39.9%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Dark 9.9%
- #52 Project Crypt
68% matchVery Positive85% of 372 reviews2022
Dev: Skullazon Interactive
Windows
Project Crypt: The horror adventure about escaping a city overrun by monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 18.9%, Dark 16.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #53 Nightwatch: Closer
67% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Quokkariki
Windows
"Nightwatch : Closer" is a first-person horror game whose goal is to hold out for 10 minutes by preventing unknown anomalies in a small post. In a dark, narrow post, you have to hold out until the shift worker comes, keeping out the anomalies by yourself.
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Military 16.5%, Dark 15.3%, Survival Horror 13.1%
- #54 Mirror Forge
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 14%, Survival 12.2%, Dark 11.6%
- #55 Iron Storm
71% matchMixed68% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Western Germany, March 1964... The last Great War rages on. Madness at the front lines. Men butchering each other. War-torn Europe stands ripped apart by a front line that runs straight through the heart of Germany where American and Western European troops battle against enemy forces.
Why similar: World War I 57.7% ★, Alternate History 35.4%, Adventure 6.9%
- #56 When the Light Dies
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Electric MonkeysPub: PQube
Windows
Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.
Why similar: Alternate History 27.4%, Survival Horror 26%, Horror 14.4%, Survival 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #57 Still Wakes the Deep
64% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 26.1%, Dark 20.2%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Exploration 8.7%
- #58 The Scarlet Harvest
65% matchVery Positive82% of 72 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: Survival Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 11.2%, Survival 10.4%
- #59 Endoparasitic 2
65% matchVery Positive87% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.3%, Horror 15.3%, Top-Down 14.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%