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Games Like Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Horror, Survival Horror, Female Protagonist.

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Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a third-person story-driven survival horror game prequel to the critically acclaimed Daymare: 1998. Step into the shoes of agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now in the service of H.A.D.E.S. unit and prepare to face the true horror.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 75% — of 876 reviews
Released: 2023-08-30
Developer: Invader Studios
Publisher: Leonardo Interactive
Genres: Action
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.7 hrs
Mean playtime: 6.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 90%

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  1. #1 Daymare: 1998
    97% 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 30.7%, Horror 20.3%, Third Person 12.4%, Gore 8.4%, Violent 7.8%

  2. #2 Them and Us
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,574 reviews2021
    Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, Horror 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Third Person 12.2%, Shooter 12%

  3. #3 Tormented Souls
    96% 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 25%, Horror 15%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Third Person 11%, Old School 8.6%

  4. #4 Tormented Souls 2
    95% matchVery Positive88% of 1,893 reviews2025
    Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Shooter 16.1%, Female Protagonist 15%, Horror 13.7%, Third Person 13.1%

  5. #5 Resident Evil Requiem
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 154,152 reviews2026
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 20.3 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 44.6%, Horror 26.5%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Action 6.4%, Violent 6.3%

  6. #6 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
    94% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
    Dev: Stormind Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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

    Why similar: Survival Horror 23.9%, Horror 21.3%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Violent 10.3%, Gore 9.8%

  7. #7 DreadOut 2
    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,990 reviews2020
    Dev: Digital Happiness
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Horror 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Third Person 13.1%, Exploration 7.4%

  8. #8 Eldervale
    93% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2019
    Dev: Solkitte
    Windows

    Eldervale is a Third-Person Survival Horror Adventure game, made in the style of early 2000's classics. Explore a large, interconnected level, solve puzzles, uncover the story and survive the horrors by strategic use of your resources and fight or flight decisions.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Horror 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Shooter 10.5%, Gore 6.7%

  9. #9 Crow Country
    90% 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 25.9%, Horror 13.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Old School 10.7%, Third Person 10.6%

  10. #10 DreadOut
    91% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,628 reviews2014
    Dev: Digital Happiness
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 44.3%, Survival Horror 18%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Third Person 13%, Adventure 4%

  11. #11 EBOLA 3
    91% matchMostly Positive71% of 334 reviews2022
    Dev: indie_games_studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Horror 17.5%, Shooter 12.5%, Gore 10.2%, Violent 9.1%

  12. #12 Carnival Massacre
    89% 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 28.3%, Horror 18.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Old School 11.4%, Third Person 10.3%

  13. #13 The Killing Antidote
    88% matchVery Positive88% of 7,136 reviews2024
    Dev: MetalStar Studio
    Windows
    Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    This is a TPS game. Shooting, fighting, dress-up, puzzle solving, and more. In the future, a special germ causes humans to be constantly infected and mutated. The protagonist, Jodi, is a brave journalist who goes on her way to find the legendary antidote and is in danger.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.7%, Shooter 21.2%, Third Person 15.1%, Horror 14.8%, Exploration 7.2%

  14. #14 The Medium
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 9,813 reviews2021
    Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 28.4%, Female Protagonist 23.2%, Third Person 16.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Gore 6.6%

  15. #15 Despair: Blood Curse
    87% matchVery Positive84% of 133 reviews2024
    Dev: Crimson Sequence
    Windows

    A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?

    Why similar: Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Third Person 14.1%, Shooter 11.6%

  16. #16 SIGNALIS
    86% 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 43.8%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Shooter 12.6%, Violent 9.9%, Action 3.7%

  17. #17 Alisa
    86% 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 35.4%, Old School 16.5%, Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Military 5.3%

  18. #18 Mortanis Prisoners
    85% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: Alexey BulgakovPub: Honor Games
    Windows

    Mortanis Prisoners - A survival horror game set in a Third Reich concentration camp where the camp's leadership, upon discovering a planned rebellion, orders the execution of all accomplices. Main protagonist encounter an even more terrifying fate. Will they be able to escape the nightmare?

    Why similar: Survival Horror 22.9%, Horror 15.3%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Gore 9.2%, Old School 8.6%

  19. #19 Alone in the Dark
    84% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,498 reviews2024
    Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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: Horror 26.7%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Third Person 19.2%, Female Protagonist 18%, Action 6.6%

  20. #20 Fragile Reflection
    84% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: Spectra team
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!

    Why similar: Survival Horror 20.4%, Horror 13.7%, Third Person 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Old School 10.6%

  21. #21 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
    83% 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 33.2%, Shooter 18.8%, Horror 16.2%, Violent 13.1%, Exploration 6.9%

  22. #22 PATHOGEN X
    82% 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 34.3%, Horror 21%, Shooter 20.9%, Gore 9.2%, Action 4%

  23. #23 Resident Evil Revelations 2
    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 30,758 reviews2015
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 29.3%, Horror 22.9%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Third Person 8.9%, Shooter 6.6%

  24. #24 COVEN
    80% matchVery Positive93% of 268 reviews2024
    Dev: Gator ShinsPub: Hellforge Studios
    Windows · Linux

    COVEN is a hyper-violent retro FPS where your path of vengeance will take you across time and space. Destroy your enemies and eat their flesh.

    Why similar: Horror 17.9%, Shooter 16.8%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Old School 15.1%, Gore 11%

  25. #25 Bio Goddess : Doomsday Begins
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 244 reviews2025
    Dev: Z School Studio
    Windows

    Bio Goddess: Doomsday Begins is a third-person shooter survival game where players assume the role of a female high school student surviving in a school struck by a biochemical crisis. They investigate the events, uncover their connection to their father, and explore their own identity.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 21%, Horror 20.6%, Shooter 16.8%, Third Person 12.5%, Exploration 7.4%

  26. #26 Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition
    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 814 reviews2025
    Dev: Survios
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    A new action-horror story set in the iconic Alien universe. Play as rogue Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks, sent to investigate a blacksite on Purdan. Fight and survive using your skill, reflexes, and determination against a deadly Xenomorph incursion in this gripping first chapter of a two-part saga.

    Why similar: Shooter 34%, Military 17.3%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Action 7.9%

  27. #27 Resident Evil Revelations
    81% matchVery Positive81% of 17,135 reviews2013
    Dev: Capcom
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 29.1%, Horror 24.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Third Person 10%, Shooter 7.7%

  28. #28 Cronos: The New Dawn
    77% 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 31.3%, Horror 20.8%, Third Person 15.3%, Gore 11.2%, Combat 8.4%

  29. #29 Hollowbody
    78% matchVery Positive86% of 1,556 reviews2024
    Dev: Headware Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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: Survival Horror 29.1%, Third Person 17.4%, Shooter 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15%, Horror 9%

  30. #30 Selene's Unbearable Night
    78% matchMostly Positive75% of 149 reviews2024
    Dev: Farelas
    Windows

    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: Survival Horror 26.8%, Horror 20.8%, Third Person 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Story Rich 6.1%

  31. #31 Echoes of the Living
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 841 reviews2025
    Dev: MoonGlint Studio
    Windows

    Echoes of the Living is a dark Classic Survival Horror inspired by the greatest hits from the 90's focused on reimagining visual horror, your goal is to make it out alive while uncovering the truth about the incident.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 40.5%, Horror 25.7%, Shooter 19.8%, Exploration 7.9%, Adventure 3.7%

  32. #32 Eternal Evil
    76% matchMostly Positive75% of 577 reviews2022
    Dev: Honor Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A small town is being taken over by ghouls. Solve puzzles, carefully read notes and use various weapons against horrific and evolving enemies to uncover what is behind this gruesome event. Eternal Evil is an old-school survival-horror game.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 29.8%, Horror 19.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Gore 10.5%, Violent 9.8%

  33. #33 Amnesia: Rebirth
    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 26.8%, Survival Horror 25.5%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Exploration 12.2%, Story Rich 9.2%

  34. #34 Airtight City 密闭之城1.0
    75% matchVery Positive96% of 411 reviews2021
    Dev: 豆丁儿独立游戏工作室Pub: Little Bean Games
    Windows

    This is a TPS, horror-type action shooting game. The game will draw players into a terrifying dark world with detailed atmosphere rendering and weird story. Here, you are not defenseless, but even with a gun, you can't suppress the trembling from the heart. Game revenue is used for 2.0 development.

    Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Third Person 12.4%, Gore 11.9%, Shooter 11.1%

  35. #35 Propagation: Paradise Hotel
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 845 reviews2023
    Dev: WanadevStudio
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Trapped inside the Paradise Hotel, you are desperate to find your sister. Explore dark surroundings, gather resources, and survive terrifying encounters. This intense single-player VR survival horror game with great storytelling will get your adrenaline pumping.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Shooter 17.2%, Horror 14.9%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Gore 7.5%

  36. #36 DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
    77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,158 reviews2016
    Dev: Digital Happiness
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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: Survival Horror 28.4%, Horror 24.6%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Third Person 15.8%, Gore 6.4%

  37. #37 Resident Evil 3
    74% matchVery Positive83% of 109,799 reviews2020
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Horror 18.6%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Third Person 12.6%, Gore 7%

  38. #38 Fear the Spotlight
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,141 reviews2024
    Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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: Survival Horror 25.2%, Horror 15.1%, Female Protagonist 15%, Third Person 13.7%, Old School 11.3%

  39. #39 EBOLA VILLAGE
    72% matchVery Positive81% of 405 reviews2025
    Dev: indie_games_studio
    Windows

    EBOLA VILLAGE - this is a classic survival horror game from the 90s with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Solve puzzles, follow the story carefully and use various weapons in a brutal fight for survival. Danger lurks at every turn.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 32.4%, Horror 22.8%, Gore 11.8%, Violent 10.6%, Action 6.1%

  40. #40 Dead Beacon
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2022
    Dev: SelianiDEV
    Windows

    Dead Beacon is a first-person survival horror inspired by late 1990s games and taking place in the Beacon manor, a location crawling with zombies and creatures governed by a malevolent will. Survive using the given array of weapons and escape the island.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 18.2%, Shooter 17.5%, Gore 10.3%, Violent 8.4%

  41. #41 Mansion of the Dead
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 106 reviews2025
    Dev: Caicai Studio
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?

    Why similar: Survival Horror 30.9%, Horror 22.9%, Gore 13%, Exploration 9.5%, Violent 9.4%

  42. #42 BloodRayne: Terminal Cut
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,774 reviews2020
    Dev: Terminal RealityPub: Ziggurat
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Enhanced and updated for modern systems, this is the definitive edition of the action horror game that unleashed the red-headed dhampir on the world. In a story spanning five years, Rayne must stop a madman bent on using occult relics to bring about a new age of domination for the Third Reich.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.7%, Horror 16.5%, Gore 13.6%, Third Person 11.9%, Shooter 11.2%

  43. #43 深空七号 Deep Space 7
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 251 reviews2024
    Dev: JT Studio
    Windows

    This is an independent action shooting game with a third person horror atmosphere. Facing the terrifying monsters in the space station, you must overcome the shortage of supplies, solve numerous mysteries, and successfully escape danger

    Why similar: Shooter 23.7%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Horror 19.5%, Third Person 12.9%, Action 8.8%

  44. #44 Dino Crisis
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 731 reviews2026
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Raw Instinct takes over in this new, adrenaline-pumping journey into Survival Horror. Something is terribly wrong. Your covert mission has gone haywire… now you find yourself pursued by a relentless, prehistoric terror. Suddenly, your mission becomes a desperate fight for survival.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 32.7%, Horror 18.8%, Shooter 16.4%, Survival 6.8%, Female Protagonist 6.1%

  45. #45 The Chant
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,179 reviews2022
    Dev: Brass TokenPub: Prime Matter
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 28.3%, Horror 18.8%, Third Person 17%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Exploration 6.1%

  46. #46 The Dead Thread
    70% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2026
    Dev: JSK Games
    Windows

    Survive a 3rd-person horror world facing relentless bosses and alluring undead. Manage your inventory, make every bullet count, craft and repair clothes, which can mean the difference between survival and death. Sometimes, hiding from towering enemies may be your only chance when brute force fails.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 28%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Third Person 15.8%, Gore 8%, Horror 7.6%

  47. #47 Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles
    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2018
    Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Experience an immersive and horrifying episodic single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 31.9%, Horror 18.3%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Third Person 17.7%, Exploration 9.8%

  48. #48 THE MUTE HOUSE
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2025
    Dev: December Blues Games
    Windows

    Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 24.8%, Horror 17.1%, Old School 14.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Gore 8.4%

  49. #49 Heartworm
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
    Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 28.4%, Horror 18%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Third Person 16.2%, Exploration 8.8%

  50. #50 Resident Evil 0
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 17,372 reviews2016
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 32.3%, Horror 25.2%, Third Person 10.8%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Shooter 4.3%

  51. #51 Maid of Sker
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,386 reviews2020
    Dev: Wales Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!

    Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Gore 12.6%, Violent 11.6%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

  52. #52 MADiSON
    67% 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 32.6%, Survival Horror 29.9%, Violent 8.7%, Gore 7.4%, Survival 5.8%

  53. #53 DOOM: The Dark Ages
    64% matchVery Positive88% of 37,810 reviews2025
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the DOOM Slayer’s legend. Players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.

    Why similar: Shooter 38.7%, Gore 26%, Action 14.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Singleplayer 4.9%

  54. #54 BloodRayne (Legacy)
    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 604 reviews2006
    Dev: Terminal RealityPub: Ziggurat
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    In the years between the World Wars, Agent BloodRayne works as a killing machine for The Brimstone Society--a top secret fraternity that hunts down and destroys supernatural threats. Starring heroine Rayne, this original action horror game unleashed the red headed dhampir on the world.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.2%, Third Person 23.2%, Action 17.7%, Horror 15.6%, Gore 11.3%

  55. #55 EBOLA 2
    69% matchMixed69% of 276 reviews2021
    Dev: indie_games_studio
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    EBOLA 2 is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 27.7%, Horror 18.1%, Shooter 10.9%, Gore 10.7%, Violent 9.3%

  56. #56 Secret Archives
    68% matchMixed66% of 110 reviews2024
    Dev: Juice Game
    Windows

    This is a third person shooter game The main plot is a secret experiment being conducted somewhere in the future During this process, a strange mineral was discovered and caused a large-scale infection The protagonist's task is to retrieve important "files" and escape from this place!

    Why similar: Survival Horror 32.5%, Female Protagonist 24.4%, Shooter 16.6%, Exploration 7.7%, Third Person 5.2%

  57. #57 Unholy
    67% matchMixed64% of 229 reviews2023
    Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
    Windows

    Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.4%, Horror 21.8%, Gore 14.9%, Violent 14.4%, Exploration 9.2%

  58. #58 Nightmare of Decay
    65% 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 35.4%, Horror 27.1%, Gore 10.9%, Violent 9.1%, Action 6.8%

  59. #59 Resident Evil
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 32,759 reviews2015
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 39%, Horror 22.6%, Third Person 9.2%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Shooter 5.8%

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