- #1 H.A.D.E.S Zero
97% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: BloodHound StudioPub: Bloodhound Studio
Windows
Survival horror where you explore collapsed facilities, face biotechnological horrors, and survive with limited resources.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Retro 13.3%, Survival 11.9%, Horror 9.8%
- #2 Recurrence
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Equinox Interactive
Windows
"Something is broken... and it keeps repeating."A classic survival horror set in a cyberpunk world corrupted by a strange signal. Solve puzzles, face terrifying creatures, and try to escape a nightmare that seems endless
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.5%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Third-Person Shooter 20.3%, Retro 12.8%, Horror 9.4%
- #3 The Sinking City 2
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
The Sinking City 2 is a terrifying Lovecraftian journey, powered by Unreal Engine 5. Experience a heart-pounding survival horror as you explore the flooded city of Arkham and fight eldritch monsters beyond human comprehension.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Third-Person Shooter 29.2%, Horror 13%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Mystery 5.9%
- #4 project BLARI
95% matchVery Positive87% of 166 reviews2020
Dev: MaxEstLa
Windows
Try to survive in this semi open horror game inspired by the ps1 graphic era.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Third-Person Shooter 19%, Lovecraftian 16.5%, Survival 12.4%, Horror 11.3%
- #5 Rootmare
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Agate
Windows
Step into a world where the pursuit of beauty leads to unimaginable horror. As Nate, face off against mutated monstrosities and navigate a labyrinth of danger with limited resources. Expose the truth behind COSMIC’s experiments, while not succumbing to the nightmare within.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24%, Survival Horror 22.4%, Zombies 12.9%, Horror 12%, Survival 10.1%
- #6 Zero Below The Sun
94% matchPositive76% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Black Curtain Studio
Windows
Classic survival horror reimagined with a retro look and modern feel, set in a top secret underground research facility in Antarctica.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.7%, Survival Horror 21.5%, Retro 12.5%, Zombies 9.4%, Horror 8%
- #7 Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999)
93% matchVery Positive89% of 1,950 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Join Jill Valentine, the survivor of the notorious disaster, as her nightmare continues. After resigning from S.T.A.R.S. Jill now prepares to head out of Raccoon City… but caught in a town crawling with zombies, more than ever she must rely on brute force and cunning to find a way to escape alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.1%, Third-Person Shooter 17.4%, Horror 13.8%, Survival 13.6%, Zombies 12.6%
- #8 Resident Evil 2 (1998)
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,716 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Command Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie cop who stumbles onto the carnage reporting for his first duty, or play as Claire Redfield, desperately searching for her missing brother. Cutting edge 3-D accelerated graphics that create a terrifying, photo-realistic experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.8%, Third-Person Shooter 16.2%, Survival 14%, Horror 13.7%, Zombies 13.4%
- #9 DAY OF THE RISING DEAD
91% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: JOHNNY TSUNAMIPub: UNDEAD HORSE PRODUCTIONS
Windows
Step into a gritty, analog film-style world where three survivors must battle their way through a planet overrun by the undead. From the dark alleys of a crumbling city to eerie forests, an abandoned military outpost, and a blood-soaked shopping mall, every step is a fight for survival.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.1%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Retro 11%, Horror 10.5%, Shooter 9.5%
- #10 Night Of Dread
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UnawareZ
Windows
Night of Dread is a retro-style survival horror inspired by 80s and 90s cult classics. Master modernized tank over-the-shoulder aiming and classic inventory management in a gritty world where early 3D aesthetics meet modern engine capabilities. Survive the nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24%, Third-Person Shooter 19.6%, Survival 12.7%, Zombies 12%, Retro 11.5%
- #11 Word of mouth stories
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Waqudoo
Windows
A collection of scary stories that go around a small town. A third-person survival horror game inspired by the classics of the genre. Formidable enemies, atmospheric levels, and the style of old games and movies from the VHS era.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.5%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Retro 13.3%, Horror 11.4%, Survival 11.1%
- #12 Lovelace Case
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BOK Studio
Windows
Lovelace Case is a Retro Lovecraftian Survival Horror set in the 1900s. Explore the nightmarish Mansion, manage scarce resources and face eldritch terrors where survival means choosing what parts of reality you are willing to lose.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.6%, Survival Horror 26.8%, Horror 15.8%, Third-Person Shooter 10.3%, Stylized 6.3%
- #13 Resident Evil (1996)
88% matchVery Positive89% of 1,332 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Your squad has been choppered to a remote mansion to investigate a bio-experiment gone wrong. You’re plunged straight into a deathtrap. Arm yourself, solve puzzles, and unearth mysteries. But beware: every move you make draws you deeper into the deadly embrace of Resident Evil.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.9%, Third-Person Shooter 16.9%, Survival 14.5%, Horror 13.7%, Zombies 13.2%
- #14 Flesh Made Fear
87% matchVery Positive94% of 358 reviews2025
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Third-Person Shooter 22.9%, Retro 12.9%, Zombies 12.6%, Horror 12.5%
- #15 Resident Evil Revelations
89% matchVery Positive81% of 17,725 reviews2013
Dev: Capcom
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 24.6 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: Third-Person Shooter 28%, Survival Horror 26.7%, Horror 18%, Zombies 15.8%, Survival 6.1%
- #16 Resident Evil 4
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 250,763 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 27.5 hrsMean: 51.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 31.2%, Survival Horror 27.1%, Horror 16.4%, Zombies 12.6%, Survival 10.3%
- #17 Doomsday cleaner
86% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: JIANG CHENG
Windows
In the game, you will play as a survivor, facing endless zombie threats. You need to use your weapons and intelligence to clean up every zombie, protect yourself, and find hope for survival.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 39.1%, Survival Horror 29.8%, Horror 13.7%, Zombies 7.2%, Shooter 6.4%
- #18 Fear The Timeloop
84% matchVery Positive86% of 501 reviews2026
Dev: TacoEatersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.9%, Survival Horror 27.6%, Survival 13%, Horror 11.7%, Shooter 7%
- #19 Ground Zero
84% matchVery Positive90% of 492 reviews2026
Dev: Malformation GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fight through post-apocalyptic South Korea in this retro survival horror. Uncover the truth behind the devastating meteor impact that left the country in ruins and turned every living organism into a terrifying monstrosity. Fight. Solve puzzles. Upgrade gear. Make every bullet count.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.5%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Zombies 12.1%, Horror 10.9%, Retro 9.6%
- #20 Daymare: 1998
85% matchMixed69% of 4,205 reviews2019
Dev: Invader Studios
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 31%, Third-Person Shooter 20.2%, Zombies 17.7%, Horror 16%, Survival 9.7%
- #21 Dementium: The Ward
82% matchVery Positive89% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Classic DS horror reborn. Awaken in an abandoned hospital with no memory, no escape and unspeakable horrors lurking in the dark. The horror classic Dementium: The Ward returns, enhanced for 4K display and Steam Deck Verified, where every shadow hides a new threat, and every corridor a new nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, Lovecraftian 15.6%, Survival 14%, Retro 13.8%, Horror 12.2%
- #22 Trauma playground
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Marginalact
Windows
Horror playground simulator in the early 2000s. Someone keeps putting sharp objects inside toys, but who?
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.5%, Experimental 22.9%, Retro 15.6%, Horror 14.3%, Minimalist 7.6%
- #23 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
81% matchVery Positive88% of 307 reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.8%, Survival Horror 29.1%, Horror 19.4%, Survival 4.6%, Mystery 4.6%
- #24 Deep Sheol
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acid Arrow Studio
Windows · Linux
In a dystopian future, Agent Seth investigates a corporate geological facility where a biological gas turned people into bloodthirsty monsters. Fight through enemy hordes, uncover a dark corporate conspiracy, and face Lovecraftian nightmares in this tense retro FPS with survival horror!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.8%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Retro 12.7%, Horror 10.9%, Zombies 9.4%
- #25 Pharos Light
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alice Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pharos Light is a survival horror game inspired by “The Lighthouse” and Lovecraft. Upgrade the Lighthouse with unique equipment, develop the island, and survive the night.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.5%, Survival Horror 25.7%, Survival 14.7%, Horror 14.1%, Stylized 6.7%
- #26 Operation TP
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: PizzaquirkPub: Banamurai Media
Windows
A Post-Apocalyptic store run gone wrong, keep moving, don't get hit, get that TP!
Why similar: Experimental 28.6%, Survival Horror 23.7%, Horror 13.3%, Survival 12.8%, Minimalist 10.9%
- #27 Rabbit Hole Chapter 1
79% matchVery Positive81% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Blazes Games
Windows
An ancient evil has descended upon the rural town of Rabbit Hole. Now Shaun Turner not only has to untangle a twisted web of supernatural events and mysteries to save his family but also escape from the hellish remains of his hometown.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.4%, Lovecraftian 18.6%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Survival 9.5%, Horror 8.8%
- #28 Phantom House
79% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Phantom House is a third-person survival horror game that plunges you into an abandoned house once home to dark rituals. Explore eerie halls, face unspeakable horrors, and rely on your wits and weapon to survive the unknown.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.9%, Survival Horror 26.7%, Horror 15.1%, Zombies 12.9%, Survival 12.7%
- #29 Beneath
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 271 reviews2025
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Beneath is a Lovecraft-inspired survival FPS. Scarce ammo, merciless enemies and a sense of the unknown combine in a 10+ hour, story-driven single player campaign, built for both veteran gamers and those seeking a challenging old school experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Retro 11.3%, Survival 10.7%, Horror 10.1%
- #30 Midnight Terror - The Beginning
78% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Vítor CaixetaPub: digit_MT68
Windows
Ethan, um agente da SWAT entra na prefeitura de uma cidade infestada de monstros com a missão de encontrar sobreviventes ao ataque de um vírus desconhecido. Jogo indie de Survivor Horror em 3ª Pessoa feito por uma única pessoa no motor gráfico Unreal Engine 4.
Why similar: Survival Horror 43.9%, Third-Person Shooter 43.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #31 Exogenesis: The Erebus Cycle
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nostalgic Brains
Windows
A sci-fi survival horror with cosmic dread. A civilization on the verge of synthesizing human life is drawn to a planet that responds… and traps them like prey. Exploration, environmental puzzles, and heavy, clunky combat where every bullet counts.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.6%, Survival Horror 30.9%, Retro 20.4%, Horror 10.1%, Adventure 4%
- #32 WarVara
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: One-Eyed Fox Studio
Windows
A dark survival action game set in a world overrun by infection. Progress through story-driven levels, complete objectives, fight infected enemies in close combat, and use stealth to eliminate threats.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.2%, Third-Person Shooter 17.3%, Survival 15.4%, Zombies 15.1%, Horror 10.9%
- #33 Into The Dread
75% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: D.B PRODUCTIONS
Windows
Something is clearly wrong with this place! The decision to inspect a long-abandoned sewer turned out to be deadly. Will you be able to escape from this nightmare and kill everyone standing in your way?
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.9%, Third-Person Shooter 24.7%, Retro 15.7%, Horror 12.3%, Survival 10.3%
- #34 Phantasmal: Survival Horror Roguelike
77% matchMixed44% of 365 reviews2016
Dev: Eyemobi Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Experience Terror that is Never the Same Twice with Phantasmal, a Lovecraftian survival horror that evolves every time you play!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.5%, Horror 29.8%, Survival Horror 27.7%, Survival 8%
- #35 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
77% matchMixed68% of 3,322 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.3%, Horror 19.7%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Survival 3.2%, Shooter 1.8%
- #36 U.N. Owen Was Her?
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Kubrick
Windows
Escape a Scarlet Mansion haunted by U.N. Owen..? Feed or fight roaming entities, solve light and gear puzzles, and use hunger to survive. Explore grand halls and a vast library, descend into a sealed underground, and defeat the original U.N. Owen.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 42%, Survival Horror 33.6%, Horror 24.5%
- #37 IORETIN
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hex Frog Games
Windows
IORETIN is a survival horror game inspired by PS2 classics. You are a young fisherman who must save your brother trapped at sea while facing abyssal monsters. Explore a city inspired by a real one and fight for survival using melee weapons.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.5%, Survival Horror 24.4%, Retro 13.9%, Horror 11.4%, Stylized 6.6%
- #38 Endoparasitic
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,957 reviews2022
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must save your research. Drag yourself through the corridors of a secret research lab on a remote asteroid, fight off horribly mutated monsters, inject countless syringes of vaccines, and survive at all costs.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Minimalist 16.1%, Horror 13%, Zombies 11.4%
- #39 Cult of Dawn
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: stoneghost
Windows
Attempt to survive as a mysterious event strips away the bounds of reality itself in Cult of Dawn, an "RE4-Like" inspired by classic survival horror titles of the 90s and early 2000s. Features tank controls, sanity FX, free, fixed, & over the shoulder camera angles, inventory management & more.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Third-Person Shooter 27%, Survival Horror 25.3%, Horror 13%, 3D 2.6%
- #40 Fogreaver
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trinnky's Studio
Windows
Fogreaver is an intense survival-action game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. As a lone survivor, you must fight through relentless hordes, clearing each area to unlock new battlegrounds. Armed with powerful weapons, you’ll face increasingly difficult challenges.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 32.8%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Horror 11.8%, Survival 9.5%, Shooter 9.3%
- #41 From Fire Emergence
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grizzled Markhor
Windows
Survive unspeakable nightmares in this third person action-horror. Play as Sergeant Aaron as he answers a distressed call for help deep in the British countryside.Defeat vile demons, solve puzzles, explore & progress in an unrivalled, atmospheric world, whose events, will have you gripped with fear.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.8%, Survival Horror 25.6%, Horror 14.3%, Survival 12.6%, Zombies 12.5%
- #42 TOLD GOD - The legacy of cthulhu
72% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Obsession studio
Windows
This is a Cthulhu theme survival adventure game. You can play Vincent, the descendant of the survivors in "The call of Cthulhu", and a mysterious woman of unknown identity, in a island in the South Pacific Ocean, experiencing the thrilling adventure that makes human beings become "originer".
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.9%, Survival Horror 23.7%, Horror 15.5%, Zombies 14%, 3D 4.1%
- #43 Eschalism
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IHTN
Windows
Survival horror game set in a dystopian Indonesia, where the V.O.K. regime has maintained a stranglehold on the nation. As Sane, a Paramita's officer, investigates a cosmic worshipping cult, navigates a non-euclidian world, and fights against monstrous creatures.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.7%, Survival Horror 23.5%, Third-Person Shooter 19.1%, Shooter 6.9%, Horror 5.9%
- #44 The Walker
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Silver Hawk
Windows
The Walker is a single player survival horror game. Peaceful days have passed, you no longer work to eat, but try to survive. Find out what's behind all this, hope you make it out alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.5%, Zombies 17.8%, Horror 15.8%, Third-Person Shooter 15.2%, Survival 13.7%
- #45 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Manin StudiosPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
On Halloween night, a group of teens tells horror stories, and each one comes to life in Lost Sanity. In the first chapter, Call of the Sea, you play as Megan Claire, trapped in an underground prison while cultists awaken a marine entity; slip through shadows, follow clues, and guard your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.7%, Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 15.7%, Mystery 6.7%, 3D 2.3%
- #46 Carnival Massacre
69% matchVery Positive92% of 178 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 29.2%, Third-Person Shooter 17.6%, Retro 16.5%, Horror 15.2%, Survival 8.6%
- #47 Rogue Mansion
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Almenara GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Linux
An unexplained tragedy brings together the fate of a group of strangers, inside an ever-shifting mansion of horrors. ROGUE MANSION is the classic survival horror revival you've been waiting for, combined with roguelike mechanics for endless replayability.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Third-Person Shooter 25.9%, Horror 13%, Survival 12.6%, Shooter 8.3%
- #48 From Hell
70% matchMostly Negative31% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Tomas Novak
Windows
From Hell is a third-person action survival horror. Explore an ancient manor in the late 1960s, fight ghouls and all kinds of monsters from the mythical underworld. Survive, craft items, solve puzzles and unlock secrets in the hunt for secret of your missing old friend.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 40.7%, Survival Horror 24.5%, Shooter 13.1%, Zombies 13%, Survival 4.4%
- #49 Anomalous Zone ███
70% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: STF1619Pub: Anasta
Windows
Containing breakthrough? Supernatural invasion? Space-time chaos? A serious supernatural event has occurred in ██████. You will play the role of an investigator involved in the incident, facing the unknown environment and defeating the terrifying enemy.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 31.5%, Lovecraftian 24.4%, Horror 14.5%, Zombies 10.6%, Shooter 8.3%
- #50 Echograph
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pappy's Pipe Dream
Windows
photograph ghosts, crack environmental puzzles, manage limited resources, and unravel the mystery behind a generational family curse in this classic survival horror experience.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.4%, Survival Horror 26.3%, Horror 13%, Retro 11.5%, Stylized 8.4%
- #51 The SS Destiny Disaster
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Mars On Fire
Windows
Humanity's ambition for the stars turns into a brutal fight for survival. The crew of The SS Destiny discovers a bacteria that turns their mission into a nightmare. Find resources, battle infected, and escape the doomed ship as it spirals into chaos.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.8%, Horror 15.5%, Retro 15.1%, Zombies 14.7%, Survival 13.5%
- #52 Lost in Vivo
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 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: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Survival Horror 25.2%, Horror 15.4%, Retro 12.4%, Survival 8.3%
- #53 Souls Alive: Origins
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Souls Alive Development
Windows
Souls Alive: Origins is a Lovecraftian survival horror game set in a dark sci-fi future. Explore a world where reality bends, ancient cults return, and Cthulhu stirs once more. With a strong focus on story, atmosphere, and visual detail.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.7%, Survival Horror 30.3%, Horror 15.2%, Adventure 2.4%, Story Rich 1.3%
- #54 Aftershock: Coastline
66% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
A thrilling retro-styled shooter with survival-horror elements, inspired by the design of Resident Evil and the atmosphere of Bioshock. Spend an hour delving deep into a seaside bunker in an uncanny land, uncovering its secrets and surviving against the cosmic terrors which dwell within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Retro 12.5%, Horror 12.2%, Stylized 7%
- #55 EBOLA 4
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
You open your eyes, it's dark all around. Are you in an underground bunker, alone with your thoughts... or are you not alone there? Fear, apocalypse, darkness swallowed the world, most people are infected. You are at the epicenter... And can you change something?
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.2%, Survival Horror 27.3%, Horror 13%, Survival 10%, Zombies 9.1%
- #56 Wall Of Insanity 2
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VenomizedArtPub: Happy Tube sro
Windows
Survive a relentless descent into a bio-organic nightmare. As a member of specialized tactical unit, navigate a decaying dimension to locate a vanished squad. Engage in high-stakes combat where every shadow hides an unspeakable horror. The veil is thinning - will you make it out?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Third-Person Shooter 25.8%, Survival Horror 22%, Horror 11.4%, Shooter 6.8%
- #57 Endoparasitic 2
66% matchVery Positive87% of 631 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32%, Survival Horror 27.1%, Horror 13.4%, Minimalist 11.5%, Shooter 7.6%
- #58 Hellspawn
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: North Point Games
Windows
Hellspawn is a third-person, fixed-camera classic survival horror adventure. Explore a rural town taken over by a demon worshiping cult. Find items and solve puzzles to navigate your way through the chaos. Fight hordes of creatures not meant to roam the Earth. Most importantly, try to stay alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.6%, Third-Person Shooter 18.7%, Survival 17.8%, Horror 16.2%, Shooter 6.6%
- #59 Iris Dissolution
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MechaniKoi
Windows
Iris Dissolution is a classic survival horror game where you explore increasingly surreal places, manage scarce resources, and fight for your life against horrid creatures as you struggle to come to terms with loss.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.2%, Third-Person Shooter 28.6%, Horror 15.5%, Retro 10.5%, 3D 5.8%