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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Singleplayer.

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Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".

Reviews: Very Positive — 83% — of 134 reviews
Released: 2025-12-10
Developer: Katanalevy
Publisher: Oro Interactive
Genres: Action
Platforms: Windows

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    97% 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: Survival Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 17.9%, Survival 9.7%, Dark 6.1%

  2. #2 The Night of the Scissors
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 457 reviews2022
    Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 32.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 9%, 1980s 8.6%

  3. #3 Anthology of Fear
    96% matchMostly Positive76% of 290 reviews2023
    Dev: OhDeer StudioPub: 100 GAMES
    Windows

    Take part in a one-man investigation and solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Find out the truth by exploring unsettling liminal locations. Discover the story chapter by chapter, with each one unveiling their common tragedy.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 35.5%, Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Survival 11.2%, Violent 7.1%

  4. #4 Among Ashes
    95% matchVery Positive95% of 410 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

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  5. #5 Dead Take
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 794 reviews2025
    Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 18.9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  6. #6 The Story of Henry Bishop
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2019
    Dev: Blazes Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.

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  7. #7 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
    93% 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.

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    92% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,081 reviews2024
    Dev: Hitori de Productions
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.

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  9. #9 Horror Tale 1: Kidnapper
    91% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2023
    Dev: Euphoria Games
    Windows

    Uncover the mystery behind a terrifying kidnapper in this story-driven horror adventure. Solve puzzles, explore eerie locations, and help Tom and his friends survive in 1990s America. Horror Tale is a creepy escape game full of twists and suspense.

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  10. #10 Remorse: The List
    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 307 reviews2022
    Dev: Ashkandi
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 13.5%, Violent 10.8%, Story Rich 5.6%

  11. #11 ZERO PROTOCOL
    89% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2024
    Dev: R_Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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  12. #12 INDICTED
    90% matchMixed48% of 56 reviews2021
    Dev: 616 GAMES
    Windows

    "INDICTED" is a first-person psychological horror game exploring the fears of Arthur, a police investigator with a dark past. With immersive graphics and environments, and a touch of horror from the 80s and 90s. Thus bringing a unique experience of horror and survival.

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  13. #13 Mists of Aiden
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,138 reviews2020
    Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.

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  14. #14 Nightmare of Decay
    87% 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.

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  15. #15 Plastomorphosis
    88% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2024
    Dev: VidyGames
    Windows

    Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.

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  16. #16 Vesnith Tapes
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2025
    Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
    Windows

    A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.

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    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    84% matchVery Positive86% of 90 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.

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  20. #20 Abandoned Souls
    85% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%

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

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  21. #21 Paranormal VHS
    83% matchMostly Positive71% of 138 reviews2023
    Dev: Elite Lords Studios
    Windows

    Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 34%, Horror 27.1%, Dark 11.7%, Mystery 9.1%, First-Person 6.3%

  22. #22 Cannibal Abduction
    81% matchVery Positive96% of 358 reviews2023
    Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    The family is hungry and he must provide, VHS slasher survival horror.

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  23. #23 Mirror Forge
    82% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2022
    Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
    Windows

    Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.

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  24. #24 DOCTOR VISCERA
    78% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
    Windows

    Trapped in an abandoned asylum with the sinister Doctor Viscera, who will stop at nothing to keep you there as his test subject for cruel experiments. Explore the old GrimmHaus Asylum in this PSX-style survival horror game.

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  25. #25 The Wellmonts Case
    78% matchVery Positive95% of 184 reviews2026
    Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
    Windows

    The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

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  26. #26 Left Alone
    82% matchMostly Positive75% of 641 reviews2016
    Dev: SpeedTutor
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?

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  27. #27 Weeping Falls Massacre
    80% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2022
    Dev: Tainted Pact
    Windows

    80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.

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  28. #28 Fortuito: Lost History
    81% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2021
    Dev: FabioPDJ
    Windows

    Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip!

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    76% matchVery Positive90% of 752 reviews2025
    Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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  30. #30 Alan Sharp
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    Dev: Mystive Studios
    Windows

    Alan Sharp is a Detective, Mystery/Horror video game driven by immersive storyline and character development, focused on exploration, survival, puzzles, and open-world investigation.

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    76% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2025
    Dev: Retrofiction Games
    Windows

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  32. #32 JANITOR BLEEDS
    77% matchVery Positive87% of 265 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.

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  33. #33 Dread Flats
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
    Dev: Ghostcase
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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  34. #34 Schizo Dark
    75% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
    Dev: Galactic Geckon
    Windows

    Schizo Dark is a survival horror game where you play as a detective investigating disappearances, encountering nightmares, monsters, and terrible secrets.

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  35. #35 ROUTINE
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
    Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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  36. #36 God's Basement
    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
    Dev: Erebus
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

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  37. #37 ALONE?
    79% matchMixed42% of 190 reviews2016
    Dev: Deceptive Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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  38. #38 Chasing Static
    74% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2021
    Dev: Headware Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: AK Studio
    Windows

    Finding Anastasia is a 3D first person horror game. You have to find missing girlfriend Anastasia.

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  40. #40 Murder House
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,293 reviews2020
    Dev: Puppet Combo
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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    75% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
    Dev: PsychoRavens
    Windows

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    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.

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    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 137 reviews2024
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  44. #44 Never Forgotten
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: Cody Hodge
    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive89% of 111 reviews2026
    Dev: Ales Devs Games
    Windows

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  46. #46 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 1,543 reviews2024
    Dev: Stately Snail
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    72% matchMostly Positive78% of 470 reviews2021
    Dev: Carlos Coronado
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  48. #48 Whispering Lane: Horror
    71% matchMixed65% of 156 reviews2024
    Dev: Airem
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    Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?

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  49. #49 Bleak Haven
    70% matchMixed43% of 103 reviews2025
    Dev: Hitori De Productions
    Windows

    Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.

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  50. #50 Unmourned
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 231 reviews2025
    Dev: Codebros Studio
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    Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?

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  51. #51 Fear the Spotlight
    67% 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…

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  52. #52 Witch Hunt
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,406 reviews2018
    Dev: Gua
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 31.6%, Horror 16.2%, Survival 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Gothic 6.9%

  53. #53 Joyville
    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 330 reviews2023
    Dev: KudPlay Games
    Windows

    Joyville is a horror-puzzle adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Brace yourself for a gripping journey through the shadows, solving puzzles, and trying to survive amidst the hidden horrors that await you.

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  54. #54 Killing Time: Resurrected
    65% matchVery Positive93% of 328 reviews2024
    Dev: Nightdive Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Journey into a mansion on the Island of Matinicus where you'll arrive to find the mansion full of hellacious demonic creatures. Solve deadly puzzles, uncover the secrets behind a famous mystery and discover an ancient artifact from the Pharaoh Ramses, if you can live long enough to find it.

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  55. #55 Echoes of the Living
    64% 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.

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  56. #56 Jack Holmes : Master of Puppets
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 164 reviews2024
    Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
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    Survival Horror in first person where you must manage your ammunition well, explore varied scenarios and face nightmarish beings, while investigating the macabre experiments with children, the result of a mind unhinged by madness and family loss.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 36.5%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 15.1%, First-Person 5.6%, Story Rich 5.2%

  57. #57 Dread X Collection 2
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 674 reviews2020
    Dev: DreadXP
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.7%, Survival 11.2%, 1990's 10.7%

  58. #58 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
    65% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2025
    Dev: Steelkrill Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Survival 18.3%, Dark 6.8%, Action 4.5%

  59. #59 Don't Remember
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2022
    Dev: Boo! Games
    Windows

    In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Horror 20.2%, Mystery 8.9%, Violent 6.9%, Story Rich 6.8%

  60. #60 Echoes of Dread
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 65 reviews2024
    Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
    Windows

    Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 16.6%, Survival 13.1%, First-Person 5.7%

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