- #1 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 115,718 reviews2017
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.9%, Horror 21.9%, First-Person 10.9%, FPS 8.9%, Survival 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title defines the modern first-person survival horror experience with its claustrophobic setting and intense resource management.
- #2 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 17.9%, FPS 16.7%, Horror 13.7%, Survival 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar focus on limited resources and high-tension survival mechanics within a confined, terrifying environment.
- #3 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,268 reviews2022
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Shooter 11.7%, Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror title that balances intense combat with intricate environmental puzzles.
- #4 Cry of Fear
94% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Survival Horror 22.3%, FPS 10.5%, Survival 7.1%, First-Person 7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person survival horror game that excels at creating a sense of dread through its oppressive, linear narrative.
- #5 Lost in Vivo
94% 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 21.9%, FPS 18.8%, Horror 18.6%, Shooter 11.8%, Survival 10%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game captures the surreal, claustrophobic feeling of being trapped in a nightmare-like environment.
- #6 Ad Infinitum
93% 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: Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 16.1%, Survival 12.6%, Dark 11%, First-Person 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a haunting, atmospheric narrative set against the backdrop of war, mirroring the soldier-protagonist perspective of Crisol.
- #7 Blood West
92% matchVery Positive90% of 5,888 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Why similar: FPS 24.5%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Survival 11%
Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person shooter mechanics with strict resource management and weird, supernatural horror elements.
- #8 Nightmare of Decay
91% 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: FPS 23.6%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Horror 18.8%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, First-Person 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, action-packed survival horror experience that focuses on first-person combat against grotesque enemies.
- #9 The Shore
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,945 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
Why similar: Narration 18.9%, FPS 18.9%, Horror 15.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, First-Person 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a Lovecraftian, first-person horror experience that emphasizes exploration and a dark, mysterious narrative.
- #10 CULTIC
89% 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: FPS 34.5%, Shooter 21.4%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 12.7%, Dark 10%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the religious cult aesthetic while providing fast-paced, satisfying first-person shooter gameplay.
- #11 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
90% matchMixed68% of 3,295 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Survival Horror 19.4%, FPS 14.3%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a strong narrative-driven horror experience with first-person exploration and combat in a cult-ridden setting.
- #12 Scorn
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 17,806 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Dark 14.3%, First-Person 12.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: The game's focus on surreal, gore-filled environments and environmental puzzles makes it a strong thematic match for Crisol.
- #13 INDUSTRIA
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,883 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Why similar: Dystopian 22.6%, FPS 17.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Shooter 10%, Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian first-person shooter that excels at building a unique, isolated atmosphere through its narrative.
- #14 VLADiK BRUTAL
86% matchVery Positive90% of 9,983 reviews2024
Dev: BRUTAL SOFTWARE
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fight under the onslaught of mutated monsters, obsessed soldiers and even darker bosses. Just try to survive and find out what to do next in this life, simultaneously tearing your enemies to pieces.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.6%, FPS 16.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Realistic 10.3%, Cinematic 8%
Why You'll Like It: This gritty first-person shooter captures the harsh, dystopian feel of a world gone wrong.
- #15 Visage
87% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Dark 12.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Realistic 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that utilizes first-person exploration and complex environmental puzzles to build tension.
- #16 SOMA
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Horror 17.6%, Dark 12.5%, First-Person 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: While less action-focused, it provides a deeply unsettling, story-rich narrative that explores dark, philosophical themes in a horror setting.
- #17 Chasmal Fear
85% matchMixed54% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: MystiveDevPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Chasmal Fear is a next-gen FPS action horror game built in Unreal Engine 5 from the perspective of a body camera. Manage limited resources, make smart choices that affect playthrough, and survive monsters that mutate to get stronger. Played as singleplayer or Co-Op with 2 players.
Why similar: FPS 13.8%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Realistic 10.6%, Horror 10.5%, Shooter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic first-person horror game that focuses on the tension of navigating dark, dangerous spaces.
- #18 Project Crypt
83% matchVery Positive85% of 372 reviews2022
Dev: Skullazon Interactive
Windows
Project Crypt: The horror adventure about escaping a city overrun by monsters.
Why similar: FPS 15.5%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.1%, Shooter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich first-person horror game that emphasizes exploration and survival in a cursed setting.
- #19 Jack Holmes : Master of Puppets
82% matchVery Positive84% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
Survival Horror in first person where you must manage your ammunition well, explore varied scenarios and face nightmarish beings, while investigating the macabre experiments with children, the result of a mind unhinged by madness and family loss.
Why similar: FPS 17.2%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Horror 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a blend of survival horror and action-adventure with a focus on first-person combat.
- #20 Total Chaos
80% matchVery Positive88% of 1,238 reviews2025
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.
Why similar: FPS 17.7%, Horror 13.5%, Realistic 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Mystery 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a gritty, psychological horror experience that emphasizes survival and atmospheric storytelling.
- #21 Shrieking Darkness: Reloaded
84% matchMostly Negative24% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: Alexander Walford
Windows
Close your eyes. Step into a world filled with nothing but darkness and terror, where everything wants to destroy you. Your time has come to fight the shrieking darkness, be brave and don't look back or you won't make it.
Why similar: FPS 15.2%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Cinematic 12.1%, Horror 11.5%, Narration 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person shooter that prioritizes atmospheric horror and intense combat encounters.
- #22 ZERO PROTOCOL
81% 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 18.8%, FPS 16.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Shooter 10.6%, First-Person 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a strong focus on atmospheric exploration and psychological horror from a first-person perspective.
- #23 Inner Chains
84% 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: FPS 18.9%, Dystopian 17.5%, Horror 13.4%, Shooter 11.3%, Dark 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a dark, biomechanical world that aligns with the surreal horror elements found in Crisol.
- #24 Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil
82% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Fernando TittzPub: Mr.Skull Game Studio
Windows
In this story focused horror game, you are a priest! And you need to help a family with their cursed house, explore, follow your visions, find the root, and exorcize it!
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.9%, Narration 9.6%, Linear 8.8%, First-Person 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines psychological horror with first-person exploration to tell a dark, narrative-driven story.
- #25 GRAVEN
81% matchMixed54% of 1,475 reviews2024
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty first-person action-adventure GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using armaments, magic, and the environment.
Why similar: FPS 25.5%, Shooter 17.8%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 12.8%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends first-person exploration and shooter mechanics with a dark, fantasy-inspired aesthetic.
- #26 Cronos: The New Dawn
78% 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: Dystopian 23%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
- #27 Hell is Us
77% matchVery Positive87% of 5,146 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.
Why similar: Story Rich 20.2%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Dark 14.8%, Action 12.4%
- #28 NEDRA
79% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: FPS 14.6%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Cinematic 11.2%, Horror 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich first-person horror game that features exploration and Lovecraftian themes.
- #29 Partum Artifex
79% matchVery Positive97% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: DalaKoala Games
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.
Why similar: Narration 26.1%, Horror 16.3%, Puzzle 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure game that incorporates horror elements and environmental puzzles.
- #30 CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut
77% matchVery Positive91% of 2,285 reviews2024
Dev: Jordan MochiPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles—all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new historical take on classic survival horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.8%, Horror 18.8%, Survival 15.2%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Dark 13.2%
- #31 A.I.L.A
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,218 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…
Why similar: Cinematic 21.8%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 15.5%, Realistic 13.8%, First-Person 10.5%
- #32 Weeping Falls Massacre
78% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Tainted Pact
Windows
80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.
Why similar: FPS 18.8%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Horror 10%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on action-adventure and exploration within a horror-themed, puzzle-heavy environment.
- #33 Necrophosis
75% matchVery Positive90% of 752 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Narration 26.6%, Mystery 21.2%, Horror 20.4%, First-Person 12.9%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #34 Bleak Haven
76% matchMixed43% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.
Why similar: Cinematic 15.8%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 11.4%, Shooter 9.3%, Realistic 9.2%
- #35 Post Trauma
75% 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: Cinematic 22.1%, Action-Adventure 21%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #36 FEROCIOUS
74% matchMixed64% of 718 reviews2025
Dev: OMYOGPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Immerse yourself in a survival FPS adventure. Stranded on a dangerous island, face mercenaries, dinosaurs, and a vibrant yet hostile ecosystem. Explore breathtaking environments and survive the onslaught of intense, fast-paced encounters.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.9%, FPS 15.3%, Survival 11.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Realistic 9.6%
- #37 Fear The Timeloop
73% matchVery Positive86% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: TacoEatersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.7%, Survival 10.8%, Horror 9.9%, Shooter 9.1%, Cinematic 7.8%
- #38 Project Liminal 2
73% 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: FPS 20.2%, Shooter 17.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Realistic 11.7%, First-Person 8.9%
- #39 Creatures Of War
73% 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 19.7%, Horror 15.1%, Shooter 14.8%, Survival 14.7%, Dark 11.9%
- #40 Dark Atlas: Infernum
72% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Night Council StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.
Why similar: Narration 20.1%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 10.1%, First-Person 9.3%, FPS 9.2%
- #41 HORROR TALES: The Wine
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 470 reviews2021
Dev: Carlos Coronado
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.7%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 12%, Dark 9.6%, Realistic 8.9%
- #42 Unspoken
71% matchVery Positive88% of 802 reviews2024
Dev: Weeping studioPub: Weeping Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.
Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Dark 11.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Shooter 10%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #43 Beyond Hanwell
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 706 reviews2024
Dev: Steel Arts Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Explore Westminster, London on a journey to the ruins of Hanwell. Fight with whatever you can find or use the environment to defend yourself against an ever increasing scourge of Anomalies.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.9%, Horror 14%, Shooter 13.2%, FPS 11.2%, Realistic 11.1%
- #44 Ad Infernum
70% 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: Survival Horror 18.2%, Shooter 12.7%, Dark 11.5%, Horror 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #45 You Will Die Here Tonight
70% 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: Dark 24.3%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Horror 17%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, First-Person 12.1%
- #46 Fortuito: Lost History
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: FabioPDJ
Windows
Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip!
Why similar: FPS 23.6%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, First-Person 11.1%
- #47 Butcher's Creek
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,522 reviews2025
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Lore-Rich 20.3%, Horror 16.1%, Survival Horror 13.4%, First-Person 11.7%, Dark 10.5%
- #48 MADiSON
69% 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: Horror 21%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Dark 12.7%, Survival 11.3%, First-Person 9.7%
- #49 Uh Oh!
68% matchVery Positive86% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
Windows · Mac
Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 14.2%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Dark 9.4%, Mystery 8.9%
- #50 Witch Hunt
70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,406 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, FPS 17.6%, Horror 15.5%, Survival 14.3%, Shooter 11%
- #51 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
71% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Survival Horror 12.8%, Narration 12.7%, FPS 11.2%, Horror 9.9%, Mystery 8.7%
- #52 PATHOGEN X
68% matchVery Positive80% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: BraveCat'Studios
Windows
An immersive, first-person survival shooter where you step into the boots of Special Agent Aiden Clark. Dive deep into a hazardous underground laboratory, tasked with the perilous mission of neutralizing a biological menace and securing a pathogen sample.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, FPS 19.8%, Horror 13.4%, Shooter 12.5%, First-Person 7.8%
- #53 Stygian: Outer Gods
67% matchVery Positive85% of 611 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.8%, FPS 14.6%, Horror 10.7%, Survival 10.3%, Dark 9.2%
- #54 Outliver: Tribulation
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: GBROSSOFT
Windows
A dark history comes calling in this "African Mythology meets Survival-Horror and Souls-like" experience! You play as the soldier who mysteriously ends up in a supernatural realm, of which her only way out is to partake in an ancient ritual... or so she believes.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16%, Shooter 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Realistic 10.6%, Dark 8.9%
- #55 Among Ashes
66% matchVery Positive95% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Cliff Games
Windows
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.2%, FPS 14.6%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 9.7%, Realistic 9.4%
- #56 Midnight: Submersion - Nightmare Horror Story
69% matchVery Positive84% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Midnight Games
Windows
Nightmare Horror Story an adventure game from the first face in a horror genre provides you to take a trip in a huge and dark city full of dummies. You would have a possibility to figure out in a weird atmosphere when alive people are missed and everything that had remained is the dummies.
Why similar: Survival Horror 12.5%, FPS 12.3%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9.5%, Shooter 8.4%
- #57 Carnival Massacre
64% 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 26.6%, Horror 19.2%, Survival 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Dark 8.9%
- #58 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
67% 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 24.1%, Horror 16.2%, Dark 14.7%, Cinematic 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #59 Killing Time: Resurrected
64% matchVery Positive93% of 328 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Journey into a mansion on the Island of Matinicus where you'll arrive to find the mansion full of hellacious demonic creatures. Solve deadly puzzles, uncover the secrets behind a famous mystery and discover an ancient artifact from the Pharaoh Ramses, if you can live long enough to find it.
Why similar: FPS 25.4%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 13%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Shooter 7.5%