- #1 Dead Secret
97% matchVery Positive82% of 591 reviews2016
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
Why similar: Mystery 25.9%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Adventure 15.8%, Story Rich 14.8%, First-Person 10.4%
- #2 The Signifier Director's Cut
96% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Mystery 25.4%, First-Person 14.2%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 11.1%
- #3 The Séance of Blake Manor
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,784 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Mystery 29.3%, Psychological Horror 19%, First-Person 14.9%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 13.4%
- #4 Wooden Floor 2 - Resurrection
96% matchMixed51% of 72 reviews2016
Dev: pheenix93
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The sequel to "Wooden Floor". Reveal the truth hiding in the dark, haunted mansion of Blackdust Field. A mysterious and horrific adventure game by Pheenix93.
Why similar: Mystery 38.5%, Adventure 37.1%, Indie 24.5%
- #5 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
94% matchVery Positive93% of 802 reviews2018
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Mystery 24.7%, Adventure 20.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, First-Person 12.6%
- #6 The Stalked 2
94% matchVery Positive80% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Mystery 30.4%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Story Rich 15.8%, Adventure 12.3%, First-Person 7.7%
- #7 Family curse
93% matchVery Positive91% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.6%, First-Person 27%, Story Rich 19.4%, Adventure 14.1%
- #8 Afterdream
91% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Mystery 29.1%, Adventure 18.5%, Story Rich 17.7%
- #9 One Late Night: Deadline
92% matchMostly Negative30% of 198 reviews2014
Dev: Black Curtain Studio
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
One Late Night: Deadline continues the story of One Late Night, a horror/mystery game where you play the role of an office worker caught in the middle of the paranormal activity that has broken out in a seemingly ordinary office building. Freely explore the 5 story office complex that houses several different companies.
Why similar: Mystery 27.9%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, First-Person 19.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 9.7%
- #10 Afterlife VR
90% matchVery Positive81% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Split Light Studio
Windows
Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.4%, Adventure 29.8%, First-Person 25.8%
- #11 Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife
91% matchMixed62% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Fast Travel Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You died in a mysterious seance and have become a Wraith, one of the restless undead. In this VR horror game, use your supernatural abilities to solve the mystery behind your death. But beware of the sinister Spectres lurking in the shadows...
Why similar: Adventure 43.6%, Psychological Horror 32.7%, First-Person 23.7%
- #12 Castle of Secrets
89% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41%, Story Rich 26.4%, Adventure 21.2%, Indie 11.4%
- #13 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,163 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Mystery 54.1%, Story Rich 25%, Adventure 20.9%
- #14 This is the Zodiac Speaking
89% matchMixed58% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: Punch Punk GamesPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Story-driven FPP mystery thriller-horror with stealth and detective modes based on facts from the world-famous story of Zodiac, a never-captured American serial killer.
Why similar: Mystery 36.4%, Story Rich 19.1%, First-Person 18.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 10.5%
- #15 The Painscreek Killings
86% matchVery Positive91% of 6,013 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Mystery 48.7%, Story Rich 21.2%, First-Person 16.4%, Adventure 13.8%
- #16 Dead Dreams
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Mystery 36.2%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Story Rich 21.8%, Adventure 13.7%
- #17 Mansion of the Dead
86% 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: Mystery 28.6%, Story Rich 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, First-Person 17.3%, Adventure 10.4%
- #18 DREAM LOGIC
85% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Mystery 27.6%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Adventure 15.5%, First-Person 13%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #19 Inferis: Dead Below
84% 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 26.3%, Mystery 25.1%, First-Person 18.3%, Indie 12.5%, Adventure 11.4%
- #20 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
83% matchVery Positive88% of 880 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Mystery 43.9%, First-Person 25.3%, Story Rich 21.6%, Adventure 9.1%
- #21 Layers of Fear VR
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2019
Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?
Why similar: Adventure 49.6%, Indie 34.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, First-Person 5.5%
- #22 Death Frame
81% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Mystery 29.9%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Adventure 25.7%, Story Rich 16.6%
- #23 DYING: Reborn
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.4%, Adventure 32.8%, Indie 21.8%
- #24 Stifled - Echolocation Horror Mystery
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: Gattai Games
Windows · Mac
Stifled is a multi-award winning, Sound-based Stealth Thriller Mystery, where SOUND is the only way you SEE and the enemies HEAR your fear through your microphone input. Microphone input and VR Features are optional.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.2%, Adventure 21.4%, First-Person 17.6%, Story Rich 15.9%, Indie 15.9%
- #25 The Atlas Mystery: A VR Puzzle Game
80% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Top Right CornerPub: TRC DMI
Windows
Explore the haunted halls of the infamous Atlas Theater, a 1940’s era movie palace that played host to a shocking Hollywood tragedy. Solve intricate puzzles, discover startling artifacts, and evade sinister forces to uncover the twisted truth behind the theater’s dark history.
Why similar: Mystery 46.8%, Adventure 22%, First-Person 22%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #26 Blair Witch VR
81% matchMixed67% of 206 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Blair Witch: VR Edition is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed The Medium. Experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, designed for Virtual Reality.
Why similar: Mystery 29.1%, First-Person 24.9%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Adventure 22.7%
- #27 SIMULACRA 2
78% matchVery Positive86% of 1,648 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 60.7%, Story Rich 39.3%
- #28 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
76% matchVery Positive94% of 2,974 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Mystery 36.5%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Story Rich 16.8%, First-Person 12.6%, Adventure 9.4%
- #29 HINGE VR
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Arcadia
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
Why similar: Mystery 35.6%, Psychological Horror 29.6%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 17%
- #30 Deceived Of Joy
77% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: LevelBound Studios
Windows
Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.
Why similar: Mystery 28.4%, Indie 24.1%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, First-Person 14.9%, Adventure 12%
- #31 First Session
78% matchVery Positive81% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: Lappi Soft
Windows
First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.6%, Mystery 21.8%, Story Rich 18.6%, First-Person 13.8%, Indie 9.4%
- #32 Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting [Enhanced Edition]
79% matchMixed68% of 266 reviews2015
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.
Why similar: Mystery 29.8%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 17.5%, First-Person 17%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #33 Silence Channel 2
76% matchVery Positive82% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel?
Why similar: Mystery 27.8%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, First-Person 16.4%, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 13.8%
- #34 Curse of Anabelle
77% matchMixed64% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Adventure 44.1%, Indie 30.4%, Mystery 12.5%, First-Person 6.8%, Story Rich 6%
- #35 Familiar Stranger
75% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Indie 19.6%, Adventure 18.6%, Story Rich 15.2%, First-Person 13.2%
- #36 MADiSON VR
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.6%, Story Rich 26.7%, Adventure 25.7%
- #37 The Method of Hiding a Body
73% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Mystery 39.2%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Story Rich 21.9%, Adventure 5.3%, Indie 3.7%
- #38 Forest Asylum 2
72% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.7%, Adventure 36.1%, First-Person 13.2%
- #39 Rise of Insanity
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.6%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 19.5%, Story Rich 16.8%
- #40 The 7th Guest VR
71% matchVery Positive93% of 560 reviews2023
Dev: Vertigo Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The iconic supernatural mystery, The 7th Guest, has been brought back to life with cutting-edge VR technology, that delivers an atmospheric story like no other. Explore the foreboding mansion, solve challenging puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets.
Why similar: Mystery 45.7%, Adventure 33.5%, First-Person 20.8%
- #41 Doorways: The Underworld
75% matchMixed69% of 405 reviews2014
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, First-Person 21.4%, Adventure 19.6%, Mystery 18.1%, Indie 13%
- #42 Nevermind
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 432 reviews2015
Dev: Flying Mollusk
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Nevermind ushers you into dark and surreal worlds within the minds of trauma patients. When played with supported biofeedback technology, Nevermind picks up on indications of fear—lashing out if you allow your feelings of anxiety to get the better of you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Mystery 24.4%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 11.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #43 The Lost Crown
73% matchVery Positive83% of 514 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 35.9%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Indie 18.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #44 Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut
70% matchVery Positive85% of 258 reviews2023
Dev: CBE softwarePub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
How far would you go if your daughter didn’t come home? Someday You’ll Return: Director’s Cut is a first-person psychological horror. This story-driven game offers enhanced features, an improved story, and additional content. Enter the woods if you dare and begin a search you’ll never forget.
Why similar: Mystery 31%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Story Rich 16.1%, Adventure 12.2%, First-Person 12.2%
- #45 Insight
69% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.4%, Story Rich 38.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Adventure 6.6%
- #46 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 623 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.9%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 15.6%, First-Person 12.7%
- #47 Charon's Staircase
71% matchMixed63% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Mystery 29.7%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Adventure 21%, Story Rich 15%, Indie 9.5%
- #48 Kona II: Brume
69% matchVery Positive83% of 491 reviews2023
Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Mystery 37.7%, Adventure 19.2%, First-Person 18.2%, Story Rich 17.6%, Indie 7.2%
- #49 Our Secret Below
70% matchVery Positive88% of 120 reviews2020
Dev: DarkStone Digital
Windows
Abducted with only four hours to live… Learn about your captor, use your knowledge to escape, end the cycle.
Why similar: Mystery 52.3%, Adventure 19.1%, First-Person 19%, Indie 9.5%
- #50 Fear the Spotlight
66% 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: Psychological Horror 41.3%, Story Rich 30.8%, Adventure 27.9%
- #51 Joyville 2
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 200 reviews2024
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.
Why similar: Mystery 30.8%, First-Person 19.8%, Adventure 19.2%, Story Rich 17.6%, Indie 12.6%
- #52 Don't Knock Twice
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 706 reviews2017
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, First-Person 23.3%, Adventure 19%, Story Rich 12.3%, Indie 10.6%
- #53 God's Basement
70% 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.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Mystery 24%, First-Person 16.5%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 11.4%
- #54 SIMULACRA
67% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Mystery 32.8%, Story Rich 21.1%, Adventure 12.7%
- #55 A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
69% matchVery Positive83% of 617 reviews2016
Dev: Wolf & Wood Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.
Why similar: Adventure 31.7%, Story Rich 23.6%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Indie 21.3%
- #56 JANITOR BLEEDS
68% 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.
Why similar: Mystery 28.4%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, First-Person 18.2%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 12.6%
- #57 Dead of Night: Supermarket
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Mystery 19.8%, First-Person 15.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 14.5%
- #58 The Room VR: A Dark Matter
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,940 reviews2020
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Adventure 51.5%, Mystery 41.4%, Indie 7.1%
- #59 The Death of Erin Myers
68% matchVery Positive81% of 151 reviews2019
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Erin Myers is dead. But how did she die? And why did she die? Find out as you step back into her life and uncover her darkest secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 28.3%, Mystery 25.3%, Indie 19.5%, First-Person 13.4%, Story Rich 13.4%