Games Like Dark Days

A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.

Why similar: Thriller 29.1%, Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Female Protagonist 7.6%

You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.

Why similar: Horror 73%, Adventure 11.9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Psychological Horror 3.5%, Indie 2.3%

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Thriller 29%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 19.9%, Narration 11.5%, Adventure 9.5%

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Why similar: Horror 44.3%, Adventure 25%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 3.1%

DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.

Why similar: Horror 42.6%, Adventure 26.9%, Female Protagonist 24.6%, Indie 5.8%

NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Horror 29.8%, Adventure 21.8%, Narration 16.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, Female Protagonist 20%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 3.3%

You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...

Why similar: Thriller 25.4%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 17.7%, Narration 17%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 23.8%, Thriller 22.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...

Why similar: Thriller 35.4%, Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Adventure 27.2%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%

A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Thriller 31.6%, Psychological Horror 29.1%, Horror 26.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Belladonna is a gothic adventure game, twisted and dark. Take the role of a corpse girl rising from the dead in an abandoned laboratory, and unravel the mysteries concerning your own death and reanimation.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.2%, Female Protagonist 27.4%, Adventure 23.7%, Horror 14.3%, Indie 5.3%

A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.9%, Thriller 17.6%, Horror 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Adventure 7.2%

Sylvio is a psychological horror game set in a tranquil, disturbing atmosphere. Help ghost recorder Juliette Waters face an evil curse and a wicked family cult with her microphone and the voices of the dead.

Why similar: Adventure 45.8%, Horror 44.3%, Indie 9.9%

DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

Why similar: Horror 55.3%, Female Protagonist 16%, Adventure 15.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Indie 3.5%

The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!

Why similar: Horror 51.6%, Adventure 40.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%, Indie 3.4%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Horror 25.6%, Adventure 20.3%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Indie 3.7%

Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Horror 28.1%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Adventure 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Thriller 24.1%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Adventure 7.2%

Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.4%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Horror 13%, Adventure 7.9%

Again and Again is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy the terrifying moments of being in a realistic home environment and a suspenseful story.

Why similar: Thriller 42.9%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 25.1%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 2%

Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.

Why similar: Thriller 33.1%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 25.8%, Adventure 5.6%, Female Protagonist 4.3%

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: LGBTQ+ 40.3%, Psychological Horror 30.8%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Singleplayer 2%

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Horror 27.4%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Adventure 19.4%

Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.

Why similar: Thriller 35.2%, Psychological Horror 32.8%, Horror 32%

A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.

Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Adventure 20.1%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Indie 3.3%

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Thriller 28.6%, Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 22.2%, Narration 14%, Adventure 8.1%

Morph Girl is a Japanese horror inspired FMV game about loss, depression and the supernatural.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%

Nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Female Protagonist 32.7%, Adventure 31.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 0.9%

A psychological horror anthology inspired by real-life cases. In Route 86, a group of friends ends up in a remote nightmare. Explore, hide, and survive in this first-person experience with multiple playable characters and rising tension.

Why similar: Thriller 58.3%, Horror 23.2%, Female Protagonist 18.5%

Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.5%, Horror 25.2%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%

A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.4%, Horror 29.1%, Adventure 17.6%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Indie 3.6%

In RED NIGHT, you play as Tess and face a demonic artificial intelligence in a horror anthology game. Each level explores a universal fear through unique and chilling worlds.

Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Female Protagonist 28.9%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Indie 8.3%, Singleplayer 6.5%

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Thriller 22.6%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Narration 17%, Horror 16.1%, Female Protagonist 12%

RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.6%, Thriller 27%, Horror 20.4%, Adventure 11%, Indie 4.3%

Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Horror 23.4%, Thriller 15%, Adventure 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%

A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.6%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Horror 17.5%, Adventure 15.9%

DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.7%, Adventure 29.2%, Horror 19.9%, Indie 6.2%

Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.

Why similar: Narration 32.8%, Horror 27.5%, Female Protagonist 20%, Adventure 17.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 26.4%, Thriller 24.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 3.4%

Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

Why similar: Thriller 30.5%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 21.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

Why similar: Thriller 26.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Narration 16.2%, Horror 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15.4%

This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

Why similar: Thriller 46.5%, Psychological Horror 35.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Underwater psychological horror with a shocking, character-driven narrative. Explore ruins beneath the amazon river basin, and converse with their dolphin inhabitants. Skillfully capture and develop photographs with your underwater camera.

Why similar: Thriller 28.4%, LGBTQ+ 27.6%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Adventure 25.4%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Indie 5.6%

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 56%, Adventure 23.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%

PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Psychological Horror 30.4%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Days Under Custody is a title made as a classic horror adventure game where a dramatic story, unique puzzles and an enemy stalking you all the time, will test and keep you tense to discover the history behind a lot of inexplicable events.

Why similar: Adventure 51%, Horror 37.3%, Indie 11.7%

Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.

Why similar: Thriller 22.3%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 19.2%, Narration 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Psychological Horror 25%, Adventure 21.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%

The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Remake is a Japanese horror game that revolves around working at a bathhouse. A complete revamp of the original bathhouse.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.9%, Horror 29.5%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Adventure 15.2%

Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.

Why similar: Horror 64%, Adventure 30.8%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.6%, Horror 37.9%, Adventure 21.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Only You Can Be The Future Racer 2000

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.5%, Horror 25.6%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Adventure 11.8%

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Thriller 27.3%, Horror 26.9%, Adventure 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Thriller 32.7%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 28.5%, Adventure 9.9%

Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.

Why similar: Thriller 37.7%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 16.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Adventure 12.9%

A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.7%, Horror 29.8%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Narration 9.7%, Adventure 2.5%

This is not a typical corridor horror, but a game in a semi-open world with horror elements. You will have to perform a reverse ritual in a psychiatric clinic in order to banish the creepy Doctor back to Hell! Especially in the Nightmare mode, a real hardcore awaits you!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.5%, Horror 38%, Female Protagonist 20%, Singleplayer 3.6%