- #1 Among Ashes
96% matchVery Positive95% of 472 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: Horror 19%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9.5%, Dark 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality, atmospheric horror experience that perfectly captures the unsettling, meta-narrative dread found in Days Without Incident.
- #2 Fingerbones
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,599 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Dark 11.6%, Violent 9.9%, Puzzle 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This short, puzzle-focused indie title shares the same raw, atmospheric tension and first-person exploration style.
- #3 Blameless
96% matchVery Positive84% of 5,108 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Puzzle 13%, Mystery 11.4%, First-Person 6.7%, Multiplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven mystery game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and environmental investigation in a first-person perspective.
- #4 Lost in Vivo
95% matchVery Positive91% of 3,974 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 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: Horror 33.2%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, puzzle-heavy horror game that excels at building a sense of unease through its industrial and surreal environments.
- #5 Iron Lung
94% matchVery Positive92% of 11,191 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Horror 36%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in short, atmospheric horror that traps the player in a confined space, echoing the industrial isolation of the seed game.
- #6 ROUTINE
94% matchVery Positive92% of 8,198 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 11.1%, Puzzle 10%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly atmospheric, sci-fi-infused first-person horror experience that emphasizes survival and exploration.
- #7 The Mortuary Assistant
92% matchVery Positive92% of 8,717 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 47.6%, Mystery 18.3%, Dark 7.4%, First-Person 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep atmospheric investigation with puzzle-based gameplay to create a persistent sense of dread.
- #8 Vigil
91% matchVery Positive86% of 2,170 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Dark 11.3%, Action 9.1%, First-Person 9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that emphasizes action and exploration in a dark, mysterious setting.
- #9 Paratopic
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,173 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Dark 8.1%, Violent 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, fragmented narrative and low-poly aesthetic create a unique, unsettling atmosphere similar to the seed game's mystery.
- #10 Effugium
91% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Exploration 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.2%, First-Person 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator style horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and environmental discovery over combat.
- #11 Cry of Fear
89% matchVery Positive89% of 86,798 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 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 44.8%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Zombies 5.9%, Multiplayer 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person survival horror game that emphasizes exploration and psychological tension in a gritty, urban environment.
- #12 Implements of Hell
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Mystery 16.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Puzzle 10.3%, Dark 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric, psychological exploration that mirrors the slow-burn mystery of the seed game.
- #13 The Exit 8
87% matchVery Positive93% of 11,464 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Puzzle 16%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Exploration 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, puzzle-based atmospheric loop game that relies on observation and environmental detail to build terror.
- #14 Sivi's Factory
89% matchMixed62% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: Quad Labs
Windows
Sivi's Factory is a single player first-person horror game in which you play as Felix. You are looking for your brother on the scientific factory. Solve puzzles on the locations, explore new rooms, fight your enemy and go deeper into factory.
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 12%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the industrial setting and puzzle-focused gameplay loop found in Days Without Incident.
- #15 The Closing Shift
88% matchMixed66% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Action 15%, Exploration 14.9%, Dark 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a chilling, first-person atmosphere that focuses on mundane tasks turning into terrifying experiences.
- #16 Watertight
86% matchVery Positive88% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Studio
Windows
A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.
Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Dark 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric psychological horror game that relies on puzzle-solving and environmental storytelling.
- #17 Mirrored Phantoms
86% matchMixed70% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Mystery 10%, Dark 9.5%, First-Person 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, psychological horror game that uses first-person perspective to build a sense of isolation.
- #18 SCP – Containment Breach
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,768 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential first-person exploration horror game that focuses on survival and environmental hazards.
- #19 Summer of '58
84% matchVery Positive89% of 4,931 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Dark 10.2%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven horror game that excels at building tension through its contained, atmospheric setting.
- #20 Uh Oh!
84% matchVery Positive87% of 104 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: Horror 24.8%, Survival Horror 15%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 11.4%, Dark 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, first-person horror experience that focuses on immediate tension and environmental exploration.
- #21 No Players Online
82% matchVery Positive84% of 681 reviews2025
Dev: Beeswax GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Puzzle 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, meta-horror experience that uses an eerie, abandoned aesthetic to create a sense of mystery and dread.
- #22 Doorways: Prelude
85% matchMixed62% of 636 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Action 9.1%, Dark 6.8%, First-Person 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An early indie horror classic that emphasizes first-person exploration and puzzle-solving in a dark, mysterious setting.
- #23 Hotel Remorse
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 346 reviews2018
Dev: Charlie Behan
Windows
Wander long creepy corridors in search for answers in this short and jumpscare filled game.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Violent 13.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Action 9.2%, Exploration 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie, first-person horror game that focuses on violent, atmospheric encounters.
- #24 Scauage
78% matchVery Positive91% of 856 reviews2024
Dev: KREIDPIX
Windows
Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Mystery 14.6%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Dark 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural, psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and a persistent sense of dread.
- #25 White Room Protocol
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
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: Horror 32.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Dark 12.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator style horror game that emphasizes atmosphere and environmental storytelling.
- #26 Death Motel
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.
Why similar: Horror 47.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, First-Person 13.1%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 10%
Why You'll Like It: A short, first-person walking simulator that focuses on psychological horror and environmental discovery.
- #27 Visage
79% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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 38.9%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Survival Horror 12%, Dark 8.2%, First-Person 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that features deep exploration and puzzle-solving within a confined, shifting environment.
- #28 Incoming Evil
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 13%, First-Person 11.1%, Dark 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes adventure and mystery in a dark, contained setting.
- #29 Omitted
81% matchMixed47% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Mystery 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, psychological thriller that focuses on mystery and environmental storytelling.
- #30 The Empty Eyes
77% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Mystery 16.9%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 7.7%
- #31 Unanswered
76% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10%, Mystery 9.8%
- #32 Dead Blue Rose
78% matchMostly Negative35% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: ColdBones
Windows
A multiplayer horror where you escape a laboratory at the cost of others.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Survival Horror 15%, Mystery 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Exploration 8.2%
- #33 It Reaches
74% matchNo user reviews80% of 145 reviews2026
Dev: Emberflight GamesPub: Thomas Förg Media
Windows
It Reaches is a first person horror game, captured through the lens of a police officer’s body cam. Trapped inside the facilities of an abandoned hospital, find a way to escape the horrors lurking underground. Uncover a dark mystery left behind and don't get caught! They will reach for you…
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Dark 9.6%, Action 9.5%
- #34 Haus Of Irndrous
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Ryle AfgarnPub: Ryan Afgarn
Windows
Welcome to the Afgarn Mansion. Don’t ask why it’s empty. Nor why the lights flicker. The more you ask, the more they’ll want to answer. Find your father. If you hear voices, don’t respond. The experiments are still inside. They know you entered. And they’re eager to have you close.
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, Dark 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #35 Operation: Outbreak
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 524 reviews2025
Dev: DREADMITH Games
Windows
Your squad's vehicle exploded during a patrol, and you're the only survivor. The enemy is unusual this time. A virus has turned the city into a warzone of the undead. Get to the exfil in time or die trying. A free-to-play short and intense FPS zombie survival horror game.
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Zombies 22.3%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Action 10.2%, First-Person 9.2%
- #36 Dirty Room
76% matchMixed62% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Tactic Forge
Windows
First person shooter horror adventure game. As detective C, you arrived at an old friend's home and try to find out what's going on.
Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Zombies 22.3%, Violent 9.5%, First-Person 8.6%, Action 6.9%
- #37 Silence In The Cabin
77% matchMostly Negative31% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: RedRockGameStudios
Windows
"Silence In The Cabin" is an Open Map Survival Horror Game, where you must survive Dark linear story sections in order to unlock more areas of the world.
Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Action 21.1%, Dark 8.5%, Violent 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #38 Consternation II
75% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: CrackedGhostGamesPub: Raster_Entertainment
Windows
After an unfortunate accident at Sorley Paper Mill, the facility was abandoned and left to rot. Multiple urban explorers venture into the facility, never to be heard from again. Police eventually walled off the mill in order to keep trespassers out... Or to keep something in...
Why similar: Action 21.7%, Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 8.6%, Mystery 7.8%
- #39 Restless Grounds
72% matchVery Positive87% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: Zirael
Windows
Forgotten Polish town, Incident at a soviet military base and hellish monsters... This is a horror investigation story... Will you stop the relentless fight, or give into it?
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, First-Person 10.3%
- #40 FROSTBITE: Deadly Climate
74% matchVery Positive86% of 528 reviews2018
Dev: Alex Olinkiewicz
Windows
Survive the arctic research base simply known as Base 75, or die from the freezing cold or by the horrors that lurk within the halls?
Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Violent 12.9%, Zombies 11%, Action 10.2%
- #41 Synthesis of Corruption
71% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Emergency Protocol activated: Dark Energy Particle Synthesis failed. Now you – late and alone – must navigate a facility where science and sanity have collapsed. Face entities born from the corruption of dark energy in this atmospheric FPS-horror hybrid, where human ambition meets primal terror.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Zombies 10.9%, Exploration 10.2%
- #42 Depths Of Horror: Mushroom Day
73% matchMixed55% of 1,997 reviews2021
Dev: TakeThem.GamesPub: TakeThem.Games (Creative)
Windows
This is a 3D first-person adventure and horror game that lets you plunge deep into your fears. A unique cave system, enemies and screamers. While picking mushrooms in a clearing, you stumble upon an abandoned hut. Exploring it, you find yourself in a cave full of unexpected inhabitants and surprises
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Exploration 8.3%, Dark 8.3%
- #43 Demon Of The Dark
72% matchMixed64% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: Green Stream Studio
Windows
A 3D Survival Horror Game, in which the player has to investigate an abandoned medical research facility, while looking out for whatever danger that resides in the unknown darkness. An indie game made by a 14 year old student.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #44 Garten of Banban 0
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,399 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #45 異ノ故リ-Isolated Hours-
69% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Byking RooKIESPub: Byking Inc.
Windows
A 3D horror game where your only goal is to finish your work… and survive the night. Unnatural anomalies creep into the office as you complete your tasks. Can you make it to the end of your shift alive.
Why similar: Horror 44.1%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 8.3%
- #46 Hide Time
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Midnight_Games
Windows
Hide Time is a story-driven horror game where you play as new employee of Passion Oasis. Explore that huge complex, do your tasks and uncover mysteries of your past.
Why similar: Horror 22%, Mystery 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 9%
- #47 Weeping Falls Massacre
71% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: Tainted Pact
Windows
80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.
Why similar: Horror 16.1%, Puzzle 12.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Action 10.7%, Exploration 10.1%
- #48 Fear in Hospital
73% matchMixed48% of 521 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Dark 8.9%
- #49 Unlasting Horror
70% matchMixed64% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Sowards Games
Windows
Experience the story of a Private Detective and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. play solo or with up to five friends using unique features from solving puzzles, buying equipment to stun the monsters and progress through the story.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Puzzle 16.7%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, First-Person 9.9%
- #50 Echoes of Dread
67% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, First-Person 8.2%
- #51 Watch Your Back
70% matchMixed48% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: Studios Sant Marc S.L.
Windows
You are some small-time journalists, exploited by your boss. When an abandoned Cold War-era shelter is discovered, your boss sends you there to do the story of a lifetime. Only you two will know what awaits you in there...
Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Action 13.5%, Exploration 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Survival Horror 11.5%
- #52 SCP: Daybreak
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 397 reviews2022
Dev: SquiffyDev
Windows
An open-ended, SCP-based, atmospheric, exploration-focused, survival-horror game with puzzle elements and replayability.
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Puzzle 19.6%, Action 15.3%, Dark 12.4%, First-Person 12.1%
- #53 ZERO PROTOCOL
66% matchVery Positive83% of 628 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 16.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 11%
- #54 AfterHours
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 618 reviews2022
Dev: Runway Studios
Windows
Experience psychological horror in a large abandoned hospital. Hide, explore and survive from a mysterious creature living in the ruins of this hospital.
Why similar: Horror 64.5%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 9.8%, Adventure 6.8%, Psychological Horror 5.8%
- #55 Wayward Harbor
68% matchVery Positive83% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: Daniil ShashenkovPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.
Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Survival Horror 16.4%, First-Person 10.7%, Dark 7.9%, Violent 7.5%
- #56 Exit The Abyss
66% matchMixed68% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Veloneer Games
Windows
Exit the Abyss is a psychological horror game where you are trapped in an abandoned, haunted hospital. The game focuses on an oppressive atmosphere, exploration, and mysteries, with minimalist puzzle elements. Immerse yourself in a distorted reality, confront your fears, and find the way out!
Why similar: Mystery 18.4%, Horror 16.9%, Puzzle 10.3%, Zombies 9.6%, Exploration 8.8%
- #57 JANITOR BLEEDS
66% matchVery Positive86% of 276 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Exploration 9.8%
- #58 Shadow of Pharos
66% matchMixed68% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Team Gaivot
Windows
Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Mystery 22.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Exploration 6.9%
- #59 Passing Pineview Forest
69% matchMixed65% of 1,698 reviews2014
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...
Why similar: Horror 56.1%, Survival Horror 8.6%, Zombies 7.2%, First-Person 6.3%, Action 5.6%