Games Like Deadness

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: VR 20.3%, Thriller 15.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply unsettling psychological horror experience in VR that focuses on exploration and mystery.

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

Why similar: VR 16.8%, Zombies 14.8%, Stealth 12.8%, FPS 10.4%, Gore 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a high-quality VR survival horror game that matches the intense atmosphere and resource management found in Deadness.

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: VR 20.4%, Zombies 17.8%, FPS 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a similar blend of exploration and jump-scare-heavy horror within a confined VR environment.

Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: VR 22.8%, Stealth 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 11.1%, Violent 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the tropes of psychological horror and jump scares within a VR setting.

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: VR 46.3%, Horror 26.8%, Stealth 12.9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, First-Person 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at stealth-based horror, forcing players to hide from threats in a way that mirrors the vulnerability of being wheelchair-bound.

You are trapped deep inside a massive dungeon. Explore it, survive it and find a way to escape. Your only weapons will be stealth, your own courage, and a faint light. Dreadhalls is an intense and scary experience, not for the faint of heart. You have been warned!

Why similar: VR 25.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 14%, Action-Adventure 12%, Mystery 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic VR horror experience that focuses on the feeling of being hunted in a dark, confined space.

Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.

Why similar: VR 40.9%, Gore 21.6%, Horror 17.8%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A terrifying VR roguelike that captures the same claustrophobic, high-stakes horror found in Deadness.

Organ Quarter is a VR survival horror game built from the ground-up for hand-tracked virtual reality. Explore labyrinthine environments, engage in tense combat, carefully manage your resources and solve horrifying puzzles in this homage to the slow, methodical survival horror experiences of the '90s

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Horror 15.2%, Gore 12.1%, Violent 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in VR psychological survival horror that prioritizes atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

The Voidness is a SCI-FI psychological horror game where it takes place inside the void where it's filled with just gloom - the only way to see is by scanning the environment with your range finder device, however you are not alone. Don't breathe ... as they are listening.. and watching.

Why similar: Stealth 25.5%, FPS 22.8%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, First-Person 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The unique Lidar scanning mechanic creates a tense, atmospheric VR experience that feels very similar to Deadness.

Intruders: Hide and Seek is a first-person stealth game, an intense thriller combining intense psychological terror with the point of view of a defenseless boy.

Why similar: VR 22.8%, Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Stealth 15.9%, Action 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused horror game where vulnerability is the core mechanic, much like the movement restrictions in Deadness.

This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space

Why similar: VR 24.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Investigation 13.5%, Horror 13.5%, Mystery 12%

Why You'll Like It: This VR exploration horror game focuses on psychological tension and environmental anomalies.

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: VR 31.9%, Indie 22.1%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a premier psychological horror game that uses VR to disorient the player through shifting environments.

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: VR 28.8%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 11.1%, Violent 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A VR horror game centered on exploration and uncovering dark secrets in a confined, spooky house.

An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.

Why similar: FPS 21.9%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 13.1%, Shooter 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric horror shooter that shares the grim, oppressive aesthetic of Deadness.

Gynophobia is a horror themed shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman.

Why similar: Zombies 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.4%, FPS 12.5%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses atmospheric tension to keep the player on edge throughout the experience.

Enter the mind of traumatized WW1 veteran Alexander Dockter and experience the terrorizing nightmare of trying to escape a sinking ocean liner while being haunted by the most terrifying entities you’ve ever come across.

Why similar: FPS 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 14%, Violent 10.7%, First-Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that features a sinking ship setting, creating a natural sense of confinement and urgency.

The Living Remain is a virtual reality first person adventure shooter where players immerse themselves in a world where the undead have taken over. You must survive the horde of undead using an arsenal of weapons in a story driven campaign loaded with a variety of interactive environments.

Why similar: VR 22%, Zombies 19.5%, FPS 11.9%, Shooter 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A VR action-adventure game that provides a more combat-oriented take on the horror genre.

INSTINCT encompasses horror on a whole new level — experience the chilling gameplay and story through the eyes of three different playable characters in this FPS game!

Why similar: FPS 16.7%, Zombies 15.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Violent 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward first-person shooter with horror elements for those who enjoy the action side of Deadness.

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.

Why similar: VR 35.1%, Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 9.5%, First-Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes stationary, high-tension gameplay that forces players to manage threats from a fixed position.

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Gore 23%, Violent 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, First-Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and survival against supernatural entities.

Close your eyes. Step into a world filled with nothing but darkness and terror, where everything wants to destroy you. Your time has come to fight the shrieking darkness, be brave and don't look back or you won't make it.

Why similar: FPS 20.6%, Horror 14.6%, Shooter 13.7%, Zombies 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: An FPS horror game that focuses on shooting mechanics within a dark, atmospheric setting.

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 23.5%, Gore 14.2%, Horror 14.2%, Thriller 12.8%, Mystery 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses psychological horror elements to create a unique and unsettling narrative experience.

Escape the nightmarish human abattoir in this blood-soaked Horror FPS.

Why similar: FPS 21.1%, Gore 17.1%, Shooter 13.3%, Violent 11.8%, Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty FPS horror game that emphasizes combat and survival in a hostile environment.

World War Z VR is an immersive single-player first-person shooter experience that challenges you to take on huge swarms of zombies. Based on the hit game World War Z that has now captivated over 25 million players.

Why similar: VR 16.8%, FPS 16.6%, Zombies 14.1%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Gore 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy VR experience that focuses on survival against hordes, offering a faster pace than Deadness.

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: Thriller 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Gore 13.9%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A thriller-focused psychological horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and mystery.

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: Thriller 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, FPS 13.3%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 8.9%

SYREN is an intense survival horror game in which you must use your wits to navigate through a labyrinthine underwater base. In episode 1, you must use stealth, and solve puzzles to survive, while in episode 2, you must blast your way through the deadly swarm of syrens stalking you.

Why similar: Gore 51.3%, Violent 38%, Action 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-heavy VR horror game that emphasizes hiding and survival over direct combat.

Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling adventure? Step into the shoes of the protagonist and experience the terror of being "Buried Alive" in a crypt. Your mission is clear: Escape the confines of your coffin, find the key to unlock the door, and unveil the dark secrets that lie within.

Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Violent 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 13%, First-Person 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that captures the extreme claustrophobia and panic of being trapped.

You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.

Why similar: Thriller 19.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 9%, Shooter 7.7%

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: Thriller 21.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 15.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Dark 9%

Experience Suicide Guy now in Virtual Reality for the greatest, most immersive snooze! These surreal dreams have never been so chaotic and frantic. If you're faint of heart, do not play this game.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.4%, First-Person 23.4%, VR 19.2%, FPS 18.4%, Action 7.8%

Dive into a bone-chilling horror experience with PS1-style graphics. Step into the shoes of a Neural Net Solutions employee testing a virtual reality vacation system. Brace yourself for an immersive journey into terror, where the past meets cutting-edge fear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 19.2%, Gore 13.8%, Violent 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.1%

A VR Horror Experience, not a Game! No controller input needed! After having checked into a haunted hospital, you are being confronted with its evil resident who is not too pleased about your visit.

Why similar: VR 31.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 16%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Gore 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Stealth 9.7%, Dark 8.5%

Smell of Death is a Horror FPS virtual reality game includes action and horror items. The game consists of two game modes including Story and Survival.In story mode you can explore the manor with teleport.You should find magazines and keys.

Why similar: Gore 24.2%, VR 17.4%, Violent 17.1%, Horror 14.5%, Shooter 10.9%

Dead Ground Arcade is an action packed FPS VR shooter, ready to get your heart skip a beat during exciting standoffs with infected creatures. Players take on the role of a secret agent for Blackrain, for whom they are sent on a range of challenging missions.

Why similar: Gore 31.8%, Violent 23.6%, VR 16.8%, Zombies 13.2%, Shooter 8.2%

Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: VR 16.7%, Stealth 13.7%, Gore 11%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Mystery 24.3%, Horror 24.3%, First-Person 14.8%, Action 4.8%

"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 13.3%, Thriller 13%, Gore 12.3%, Dark 9.8%

Directionless is an experimental Virtual Reality horror game. It tries out a variety of ways of using Virtual Reality to unnerve and disorient the player, with carefully crafted audio working with an interactive environment to pull you into a nightmarish world where you can't trust anything.

Why similar: VR 80.1%, Indie 19.9%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 21.3%, Dark 18.6%, Mystery 15.4%, First-Person 10%

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: FPS 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 11.7%, First-Person 8.8%

The Horizon scientific research laboratory is a deceptively quiet place. When you came round, there were hundreds of the living dead all around you. Use both hands and your head: never stop shooting, climb up pipes and ladders, grab hold of ropes, and throw everything you find at the zombies.

Why similar: VR 20.7%, Zombies 16.1%, Gore 14.8%, FPS 12.4%, Shooter 11.3%

Experience Halloween Horror in PC or VR. You go out with your friends, trick or treating, entering haunted attractions, as you make your way to the big party, but this year's holiday of the afterlife brings something sinister.

Why similar: VR 23%, Gore 13.6%, FPS 12%, Horror 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

Immerse yourself in a dreadful hand-drawn horror world and push Death’s armies back to the underworld!

Why similar: FPS 26.6%, Horror 18.3%, Gore 14.6%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, First-Person 10.1%

Combining survival horror and static wave shooting, Propagation VR will get your adrenaline pumping as you try to survive a zombie apocalypse. Armed only with your guns and your fists, fight off terrifying zombies and other multi-species mutants. Will you get out alive?

Why similar: VR 31.1%, Zombies 14.8%, Gore 12.2%, FPS 10.8%, Horror 10.3%

Will you survive when the world falls apart? Jawbreaker is a punishing stealth & survival horror game that will have you running, hiding, and fighting in a terrifying gang-infested society on the verge of collapse. Though that’s not all, once the sun goes down the true fear begins...

Why similar: Gore 12.9%, Thriller 12.6%, FPS 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 9.3%

Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.

Why similar: Gore 19.5%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Violent 14.5%, Stealth 14.3%, Horror 10.4%

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 17%, Thriller 16%, Horror 14.6%, Linear 13.4%, Mystery 8.3%

You will be lost in the labyrinthine house and chased by the devil in the blacked out house. You will experience tremendous fear, stress and madness playing this game and something invisible makes you get panicked and lost your mind.

Why similar: Gore 19.4%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Dark 11.5%

Forget what you have played so far, SURV1V3 is a unique realistic zombie survival fps game expressly designed for VIRTUAL REALITY that will let you test your survival skills. Play the thrilling story in single mode or coop with your friends (up to 4 players) and survive the apocalypse!

Why similar: VR 36.3%, Zombies 33%, Gore 10.9%, Violent 8.4%, Horror 5%

Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Gore 20.4%, Horror 17.8%, Dark 15.6%, Violent 12.4%

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: Gore 20%, Thriller 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 8.7%

When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?

Why similar: Gore 17.5%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 11.6%, First-Person 9.8%

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: FPS 15%, Gore 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Thriller 10%

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: VR 18.7%, Stealth 16.8%, Thriller 16%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 11%

If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.

Why similar: Stealth 18.6%, Thriller 15%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 8.5%

Metro Awakening is a story-driven first person adventure built for VR that blends atmospheric exploration, stealth and combat in the most immersive Metro experience yet. Don your gas mask, brave the crippling radiation and venture into the depths of the Metro where threats haunt your every step.

Why similar: VR 30.8%, FPS 20.9%, Shooter 15.7%, Dark 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%