- #1 Dark Fracture: Prologue
97% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Lovecraftian 11.2%, Survival Horror 7.7%, Supernatural 6.2%
- #2 Beyond the Doors
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Mars On FIrePub: Pizza On Fire
Windows
Explore an office building hiding a sinister lab underneath. Question reality as the world is warped and distorted around you. Every door leads to a new nightmare. What is real deep down in the recesses of your mind? Some demons cannot be defeated - you can only keep running.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.8%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Thriller 7.8%, Psychological 6%
- #3 Another's Memories
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Altun Studios
Windows
Another's Memories is a first-person psychological horror video game located in Argentina. Explore a sinister country house, solve puzzles, and survive ruthless enemies in an immersive experience where every shadow hides a disturbing story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Thriller 9.3%, Psychological 7.3%
- #4 Paranoide
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kūden Studios
Windows
You wake up in an abandoned place, with no memory, trapped in a location that defies logic. As you explore, violent hallucinations stalk you, and a mysterious figure whispers unsettling words. What is real? Only you can uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 18.7%, Thriller 14.2%, Walking Simulator 7.8%, Surreal 6.7%
- #5 The Box of Fear
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Escapebox
Windows
A missing daughter. A father without answers. A suspicious company. Solve puzzles, connect clues, and discover what "The Box" hides in this first-person survival horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 19.9%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Supernatural 8.3%, Psychological 6.3%
- #6 The Sleep Experiment
94% matchMostly Negative26% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: ClawsDev
Windows · Mac
Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 17.4%, Lovecraftian 14.8%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Dark 6.9%
- #7 Spiritus Sancti
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divider Studios
Windows
Spiritus Sancti is a first-person psychological horror where your voice is your weapon. Speak sacred rites through your microphone to repel, stun, and exorcise the forces of darkness. Every encounter is real-time, every word a test of faith. An experience like no other.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 20.8%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Dark 7.2%, Adventure 6.3%
- #8 6 Floors
92% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Ghoul World
Windows
You find yourself in a strange place and the only way out is within. Navigate liminal corridors and rooms filled with psychological terrors as you traverse all six floors of this mysterious place in order to save your soul.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 18.9%, Lovecraftian 18.2%, Psychological 7.5%, Surreal 7.5%
- #9 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
91% 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 20.6%, Lovecraftian 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Thriller 7.7%, Indie 5.9%
- #10 Madness in the dark
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enfain
Windows
Monsters hide in the darkness - shoot to light up the room. But be careful - shots attract new enemies. Will you be able to find your way to the light?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 21.7%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Dark 7%, Adventure 5.5%
- #11 Jorogumo's Cradle
90% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: KiriThrills
Windows
Jorogumo’s Cradle is a short first person horror game. You are stuck in the woods with a monster that attacks you during the night. Explore the area, build tools to fend off incoming attacks, and most importantly, survive until the very end.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 21%, Adventure 9.4%, Survival Horror 7.3%, Action 6.6%
- #12 The Door Before
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StormBrew
Windows
Step into a haunted hotel that will test your resolve. Run, hide, and use your resources to survive the dangers that lurk. Every attempt brings you closer to uncovering the way out, but beware as the monsters that hunt you grow more bold. Do you have what it takes to escape this nightmare?
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Thriller 9.9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #13 The Daughter
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: deotoonsPub: Dead Serious
Windows
The Daughter is a first-person narrative horror game where the line between reality, dream, and memory slowly fades. You search for your missing daughter in a forest, only to find a house and a silent child who offers to help you… on one condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 23.3%, Dark 8.4%, Walking Simulator 6.7%, Action 6.6%
- #14 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
89% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Lovecraftian 11.7%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Gore 5.2%
- #15 Shadow Warren
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Juk Games StudioPub: Juk Games
Windows
You are a stranger, cast into the darkness of ancient mysteries. As a rabbit, you wander a world where nightmares lurk and rituals are part of an unfathomable game. Survive and follow the voice’s call—but remember: the true will of these powers is forever beyond your understanding.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 15.9%, Lovecraftian 13.6%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Psychological 6.3%
- #16 Blood Rifleman
86% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Dylan BassettPub: Bassett Interactive
Windows
Suddenly alone in a snowstorm, a camper is haunted by strange visions. A short, cinematic, mind-bending psychological horror nightmare. Beware the rifleman.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 17.7%, Thriller 14.4%, Adventure 7.5%, Psychological 6.9%
- #17 Visage
85% 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 33.4%, Psychological Horror 30.9%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Dark 5.8%, Walking Simulator 3.8%
- #18 As Duty Demands
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rabbit Bay Games
Windows
A first-person narrative psychological horror game focused on exploration and environmental storytelling, set in a decaying naval retirement home ruled by a tyrannical former admiral, where you play as Coral, a newly hired nurse who must navigate shifting environments and uncover hidden truths.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 22.2%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Dark 8.2%, First-Person 5.4%
- #19 Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: K Monkey
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are.The game is inspired by classic roguelike games which include 100% procedural-generated maps and permadeath.
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Psychological Horror 31%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Action 7.6%
- #20 Dolls made here
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ready2Run
Windows
You find yourself alone in an abandoned doll factory, assembling and inspecting dolls because you needed the money. Each order ends with the sense that they should never have been shipped, but leaving is no longer an option.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 16.8%, Thriller 11.2%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Supernatural 9.1%
- #21 KAVERNUM
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Buennyo
Windows
Winston Bradley is an amateur explorer who is always looking for new adventures. His latest destination is a cave in Algeria, which is known for it famous cave paintings. But the further he goes into the cave, the more he realizes that something is wrong with it.
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Thriller 13%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Psychological 9.4%
- #22 Krampus is Home
84% matchVery Positive81% of 273 reviews2019
Dev: Regl Studios
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Sebastian is a teenager who is waiting for his parents to come back home on a cold Christmas night. Soon he realizes that there is something evil lurking around. Experience Sebastian 's journey into a surreal world like no other.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 17.5%, Survival Horror 8.5%, Thriller 7.3%, Supernatural 6.6%
- #23 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
83% matchVery Positive83% of 3,184 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Psychological 6.7%, Indie 5.6%, Walking Simulator 5.3%
- #24 Streamer's Revenge
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RailToad
Windows
Feel like a famous streamer determined to put an end to the insults. You set out to take down the main offender and then go into hiding in a sketchy place...
Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Lovecraftian 16%, Psychological Horror 13%, Thriller 8.4%, Walking Simulator 6.6%
- #25 Pyromaniac
79% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2026
Dev: Dominik BraunPub: tayoDEV
Windows
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 13.8%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Indie 7.7%
- #26 Inside The Shadows
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blood Snakes
Windows
Inside The Shadows is a first-person psychological horror game with a heavy, realistic atmosphere. Embark on an intimate and unsettling journey as you explore every room of the house, uncovering secrets that shaped your life before you were born and reveal your family’s dark past.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 18.5%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Dark 6.7%, Adventure 6.5%
- #27 Lost Verses
80% matchMixed43% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Behrmann Studios
Windows
Lost Verses is a first-person psychological horror game where you face supernatural forces and inner fears, using faith and your mother's teachings as defense. Survive the spiritual battles, PRAY! Resist the enemy, and it will flee from you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 17.6%, Supernatural 9.9%, Thriller 9%, Psychological 7.8%
- #28 Unwilling Host
78% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 25%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Thriller 8.5%
- #29 September Fall - Loneliness
79% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Nguyen Quoc Hai
Windows
You are playing the role of a husband going to meet his wife, who is on a deserted island fighting for survival with others to obtain a powerful stone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 24.7%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Adventure 7.4%
- #30 Grave Of Voices
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boundless Bite
Windows
Trapped in a dead town cut off from the world. With your sanity slipping, you’re forced to explore the ruins and the catacombs beneath solving puzzles, scavenging what you can, Hide from inhuman creatures, fight when you have to. Every step could lead to your escape… or your end.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 20.3%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Psychological 8.1%, Adventure 7.3%
- #31 The Guest II
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 18.9%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Psychological 9.6%, Thriller 8.8%
- #32 Deep Hell
76% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Red Kraken studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in a dark dense forest in which terrible inexplicable things happen. You will have to find the missing people's belongings by following the coordinates left in the notes of the missing brother. Someone or something lives in the forest and changes everyone who goes there.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Thriller 8.2%, Psychological 8%
- #33 Dead Return
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AiPi Games
Windows
Dead Return is a first-person psychological horror game about returning to a place you can never leave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 18%, Thriller 13.8%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Supernatural 6.1%
- #34 Mindbound
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lazer Games
Windows
Mindbound is a short single-player horror game that revolves around uncovering what has happened. After a business trip, Marty returns home eagerly anticipating seeing his wife and daughter. But, things turn out differently than expected. The game emphasizes a deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Horror 24.2%, Thriller 14.1%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, First-Person 5.7%
- #35 Suite 776
74% matchVery Positive90% of 741 reviews2019
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A pure terror with a twisted backstory; jumping straight into the horrors surrounding Suite 776.
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Thriller 12.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 10.7%
- #36 Abyssal Trench
72% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Haunt LabsPub: Haunt Labs
Windows
Abyssal Trench is a first-person underwater horror game where you play as a lone explorer waking from cryo-sleep after a failed mission. With your pod out of fuel and your crew gone, a mysterious AI voice guides you to collect data from three abandoned drilling sites deep beneath the ocean.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 22.5%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Adventure 8%, Action 7.7%
- #37 Liberation
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: WINTERS
Windows
Liberation is a strategy survival horror game. You have to go to the Deathworld and collect crosses to liberate ghosts. Survive from the attacks of various ghosts!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 27.4%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 8.1%
- #38 EXODUS: THE RISE OF CHAOS
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Mathew.MPub: Audax's Games
Windows
You wake up trapped in your own mind, a mental prison filled with fears and distorted memories. To survive and understand the true nature of a Global Apocalypse, you must first confront the inner demons that haunt you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 16.1%, Thriller 16.1%, Dark 7.6%, Psychological 7.4%
- #39 Not Alone at Midnight
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ionel Tudorica
Windows
A first‑person horror game set in a well‑detailed apartment twisted by a demonic presence. Explore, fix disturbing anomalies, solve puzzles, manipulate the power to survive, and complete a desperate ritual as a relentless entity hunts you through the midnight hours.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 22%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Survival Horror 8.3%, Supernatural 7.1%
- #40 Penumbra Overture
75% 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 33.7%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Lovecraftian 11.2%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Adventure 6.9%
- #41 Backrooms: Rogue 0
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NextPhase Studios
Windows
A routine expedition into the Backrooms goes silent. You are the last call. Now trapped in endless corridors that loop into themselves, you’ll soon realize you are not alone. Something moves heremany things—and none of them can be fought. Your only hope is to stay unseen. Never trust what you see.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Thriller 10.2%, Psychological 7.9%, Action 7.4%
- #42 白栄大学 0号館
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ノイスキット
Windows
Hakuei University, Paranormal Research Club. As a second-year student, I investigate haunted spots and write articles. My next assignment is Building No. 0, a campus location rumored to be untouchable. Soon, events beyond the rumors begin to unfold. This place should never have been investigated.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 21.3%, Thriller 14.1%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Psychological 7%
- #43 Inferis: Dead Below
69% matchVery Positive87% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 17.6%, Thriller 9.9%, Psychological 8.4%, Supernatural 8.3%
- #44 THE MAZE : in Dark
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puriza Games
Windows
In a pitch dark maze like factory, you must avoid He, secure secret documents, and escape with only a flashlight. If He finds you, He’ll charge from the dark with an axe. Can you survive and escape?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 24.1%, Thriller 10.6%, Adventure 8.8%, Psychological 6.6%
- #45 Unanswered
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You awaken in an impossible place with no memory of who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in a world that twists and bends to break your mind, your only escape is to step into the unknown and face the horrors of a past you are desperately trying to forget.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.1%, Horror 22.4%, Adventure 7.3%, Indie 7%, First-Person 6.3%
- #46 You Were Sent Alone
69% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Fractured Echo Games
Windows
Atmospheric first-person horror with exploration, notes, and multiple endings. Discover what lies beneath and what was never meant to be found.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 23.2%, Thriller 11%, Adventure 9.4%, Walking Simulator 9.2%
- #47 Paranormal Footages : Supervisor
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OPAQUE
Windows
Ethan Cole takes on a temporary night shift at the "Ravenhill" warehouse. What begins as a routine package sorting gradually turns into something far more disturbing. Before long, Ethan realizes that some shipments were never meant to be delivered.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 21.4%, Thriller 14.3%, Supernatural 11.7%, Walking Simulator 5.9%
- #48 TRAFFIC
69% matchVery Positive83% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Laud GamesPub: Laud Publishing
Windows
TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 17.5%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Thriller 8.8%
- #49 What the House Remembers
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: V.S.Interactive
Windows
A short psychological horror experience about guilt, memory, and a house that remembers more than it should. Explore a quiet home where reality fractures, sanity fades, and the truth reveals itself only if you’re willing to face it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 20.4%, Thriller 9.8%, Adventure 8.8%, Walking Simulator 7.8%
- #50 Wick
71% matchVery Positive86% of 691 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.
Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Adventure 7.7%, Action 6.9%
- #51 Teddy Won't Help
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Struggle Games Studio
Windows
One night, your plushies whisper a warning: Three monsters from under the bed will come for you before dawn. The only way to survive is to play their games… and win. Fail, and you won’t live to see the morning.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 24.8%, Adventure 9.9%, Thriller 9.5%, Dark 8.3%
- #52 A Simple Door
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keter studio
Windows
Try to escape from “A Simple Door” by facing your past, your darkest secrets and your fears through the doors.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Horror 25.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Action 10.8%, Survival Horror 10.2%
- #53 Stairs
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 361 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
Why similar: Horror 36.1%, Psychological Horror 31.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 10.1%, Action 9.5%
- #54 Gray Dawn
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 reviews2018
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Lovecraftian 18%, Horror 13.6%, Thriller 12.9%, Adventure 7%
- #55 The Last Gift
64% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: AIO_Games
Windows
You came for loot on Christmas night, but found someone who has no intention of letting you go.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 20.1%, Thriller 13.5%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #56 Regression
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Valgardia
Windows
Your ex-girlfriend called: her parents disappeared, and her mental struggles are back. Go looking for her at her childhood home and uncover a horrible secret in this first-person psychological horror game. Search for clues, talk to strange folks, solve puzzles, run, hide, and improvise to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 18.2%, Thriller 14.7%, Walking Simulator 7.4%, Dark 6.1%