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 28.5%, Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Adventure 12%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

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+ 41.8%, Thriller 17.1%, Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Adventure 7.3%

Face supernatural horrors in these 2 games in 1 remastered collection of third-person survival horror. Play as Linda, a high school student armed with a smartphone and camera, as she survives terrifying encounters and uncovers dark secrets across two chilling adventures. Will you survive the dread?

Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Adventure 23.8%, Female Protagonist 22.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Singleplayer 2.4%

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 72.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Psychological Horror 3.5%, Indie 2.2%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 27.3%, Narration 23.6%, Adventure 20.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%

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%, Adventure 25.6%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 3%

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%, Adventure 27.4%, Female Protagonist 25%, Indie 5.6%

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 26.7%, Horror 23.9%, Thriller 22.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

"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 34.8%, Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Adventure 11.5%, 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: Adventure 27.5%, Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, 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 31.4%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 26.5%, Adventure 8.8%, 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: Female Protagonist 28%, LGBTQ+ 26.6%, Adventure 24.7%, Horror 14.4%, Indie 5.2%

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

Why similar: Thriller 32.3%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Horror 22.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

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%, Adventure 41.8%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Indie 3.3%

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 46.7%, Horror 43.7%, Indie 9.5%

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: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Thriller 27.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Adventure 11%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

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 28.3%, Thriller 23.7%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Adventure 7.4%

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 42.6%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 25.5%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 2%

Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.

Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Thriller 29.5%, Adventure 22.7%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Indie 4.7%

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 32.1%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Adventure 20.6%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Indie 3.1%

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 31.1%, Horror 28.1%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 2.8%

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+ 42.2%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Horror 12.8%, Adventure 8%

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 32.7%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 26.1%, Adventure 5.8%, Female Protagonist 4.4%

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 57.7%, Horror 23.4%, Female Protagonist 18.9%

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%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Indie 3.4%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.4%, Horror 25.4%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.4%

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+ 42%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 1.9%

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

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Adventure 20.4%, Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%

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 31.3%, Psychological Horror 29.3%, Horror 29.1%, Adventure 10.3%

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 31.3%, Horror 27.4%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Adventure 19.9%

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 30.2%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 21.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Adventure 7.4%

Dread Neighbor is a first-person, multi-perspective psychological horror game. Play as a young woman living alone in an unusually cheap apartment. As the days pass, combat the overwhelming sense of unease, malice, and the unshakable feeling that you’re being watched from every crack in the room.

Why similar: Thriller 32%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 21.2%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Indie 2.6%

Nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Female Protagonist 32.6%, Adventure 31.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 0.9%

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: Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Indie 3.5%

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 31%, Female Protagonist 29.4%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Indie 8.1%, Singleplayer 6.4%

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: Adventure 38.1%, Female Protagonist 28.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 11.9%, Indie 6.5%

Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Thriller 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 14%, Female Protagonist 10.2%

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 27.6%, Horror 26.9%, Thriller 23.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 3.3%

Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Horror 29.3%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 2.4%

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

Why similar: Thriller 32.9%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 26%, Adventure 9.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

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 42.8%, Female Protagonist 23.2%, Horror 17.7%, Adventure 16.3%

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 34.4%, Thriller 26.7%, Horror 20.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 4.2%

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%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 21.5%, Adventure 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

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%, Adventure 30.1%, Horror 19.9%, Indie 6.1%

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

Why similar: Thriller 31.7%, Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Adventure 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 51.4%, Horror 20.7%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Adventure 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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 29.9%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

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 46.1%, Psychological Horror 35.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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

Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Psychological Horror 33.6%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%

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 24.5%, Adventure 22%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Singleplayer 4%

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

Why similar: Horror 55.8%, Adventure 24%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Indie 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%

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 30.1%, Horror 25.5%, Thriller 15.8%, Adventure 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%

When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.8%, Narration 27.1%, Horror 19%, Adventure 9%, Indie 3%

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 51.9%, Horror 36.8%, Indie 11.2%

Only You Can Be The Future Racer 2000

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.9%, Horror 25.6%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Adventure 12.2%

Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 44.2%, Adventure 44%, Indie 6.2%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Third Eye Open is a supernatural narrative adventure about a young girl coming of age. The game is set in a small Malaysian suburb which the player navigates to speak to friends, families, and ghosts. Various minigames immerse the player deeper into the protagonist's journey.

Why similar: Thriller 54%, Adventure 22.6%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 1%

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 37.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 16.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Female Protagonist 13.2%

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 30.7%, Horror 27.2%, Thriller 26.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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 33.5%, Horror 28.3%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Narration 14.4%, Adventure 2.4%