- #1 Souls Alive: Origins
97% 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 41.8%, Survival Horror 26.5%, Story Rich 8.7%, Horror 6.8%, Violent 4%
- #2 Inside the Flesh Engine
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: 1ncors
Windows
An atmospheric first-person horror in retro style, where you awaken on a conveyor among discarded bodies. Explore a living factory, obey or resist, and uncover the secrets of the system that created you... The ending depends on your choices.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 23.2%, Lovecraftian 21%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Exploration 5.1%
- #3 SAVE
96% matchMixed55% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Influsion Inc.
Windows
SAVE is a coop survival horror game. The player plays as a PMC operative contracted by Miskatonic University, and embarks on a nightmarish mission to uncover the hidden secrets of the 6,000-ton vessel, “SENARA”.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.4%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Mystery Dungeon 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Stealth 4.9%
- #4 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
95% matchVery Positive86% of 371 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 35.1%, Survival Horror 28.7%, Horror 9.9%, Story Rich 6.4%, Adventure 5.1%
- #5 Look Outside
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,426 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Survival Horror 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Horror 8%, Gore 5%
- #6 Lovelace Case
94% 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 36.4%, Survival Horror 28.3%, Horror 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #7 Claustrophobia
93% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Sentinel Studios
Windows
Claustrophobia offers a scary and dark horror experience filled with blood boiling moments, first you will have to silently move your way through the darkness, until you can pick up arms and discover the truth. Can you figure out what is hiding in this grueling subterranean facility?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Survival Horror 25.1%, Story Rich 9.9%, Horror 7.7%, Violent 7.4%
- #8 Abaddon
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nice to meet studios LTD
Windows
Abaddon is a story driven first person psychological horror game. Descend into a suffocating, nightmarish world as Jimmy searches for his missing brother, Georgie. With only a flickering flashlight, solve chilling puzzles, face your past, and struggle to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.4%, Survival Horror 24.4%, Story Rich 9%, Thriller 7.5%, Horror 7.1%
- #9 Venatrix
91% matchPositive82% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Venatrix is a unique hybrid of action-packed and stealth-based horror game. We choose to play as either Matthew or Della, resulting in two different play styles, either third-person action/horror or first-person stealth/horror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.1%, Survival Horror 19%, Stealth 7.6%, Horror 7.4%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
- #10 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
90% 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 45.8%, Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 8.1%, Story Rich 7%, Stealth 4.8%
- #11 Dead of Darkness
89% matchVery Positive87% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Survival Horror 25.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Horror 7%
- #12 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
91% matchMixed68% of 3,337 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 52.4%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 10.1%, First-Person 4%, Stealth 3.6%
- #13 Last Chance Market
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Premonition Games
Windows
When a grocery list becomes a struggle to survive against cosmic horrors, will you make it through the door? Stay alive, solve the mystery and make your offerings - or end up on a missing person poster in this first-person, non-linear nightmare. But you'd better hurry, the store's closing soon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.6%, Survival Horror 27.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Horror 6.2%, Gore 4.1%
- #14 The Coma 2B: Catacomb
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 615 reviews2024
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Mystery Dungeon 19.5%, Story Rich 7.6%, Hand-drawn 6.2%
- #15 The Consuming Shadow
88% matchVery Positive95% of 425 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.1%, Survival Horror 26.7%, Violent 7.2%, Horror 5.4%, Adventure 4.3%
- #16 Ritual Tides
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vertpaint
Windows
Ritual Tides is a story rich, psychological horror game set on the dark, atmospheric, isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, as you fight for survival against Lovecraftian horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Survival Horror 27.9%, Horror 9.1%, Story Rich 5.6%, Gore 4.3%
- #17 Greed & Darkness
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rescue Party
Windows
Venture into a foreboding fortress to gather riches with only a torch to guide you. Sneak past or fight monsters in intense melee combat and search for the Gorged One's treasure chamber. Leaving empty-handed is not an option.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Medieval 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #18 Exogenesis: The Erebus Cycle
85% 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: Survival Horror 32%, Lovecraftian 30.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Adventure 6.5%, Exploration 6.3%
- #19 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 694 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.6%, Lovecraftian 19%, Horror 10.2%, Exploration 8%, First-Person 6.3%
- #20 Hundred Acre Wood
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gregg RahubaPub: Jared R. Bair
Windows
Explore and survive a twisted Hundred Acre Wood while being hunted by an old childhood friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. Rescue Christopher Robin with the help of Eldritch Beasts that were once familiar faces. Discover what took place and has changed a once beautiful land into something dark and dangerous.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.8%, Survival Horror 26.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, Horror 7.8%, Exploration 5.1%
- #21 The Designer's Curse
83% matchVery Positive88% of 814 reviews2019
Dev: CBGames
Windows · Mac
Chapter 2 is OUT NOW! The first chapter of an unforgettable survival horror experience. Solve puzzles and work your way through this terrifying place. You may be more familiar with it than you initially think.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Survival Horror 30.9%, Horror 9%, Stealth 7.6%, First-Person 5.2%
- #22 Workplace Malice
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astrum Studio
Windows
A survival horror in striking HD-2D, Workplace Malice blends exploration, puzzles, and tense combat with scarce resources and grotesque threats, where every choice shapes Theo’s descent into a workplace nightmare.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.1%, Survival Horror 24.5%, Story Rich 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Stealth 6.7%
- #23 TOLD GOD - The legacy of cthulhu
82% 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 39.4%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Thriller 9.2%, Horror 8.3%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #24 Lamentum
81% matchVery Positive88% of 825 reviews2021
Dev: Obscure TalesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, Survival Horror 26.1%, Gore 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #25 Dread X Collection 2
81% matchVery Positive94% of 687 reviews2020
Dev: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Lovecraftian 31.8%, Survival Horror 22.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Thriller 7.2%, Horror 6.4%
- #26 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
79% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.7%, Survival Horror 27%, Story Rich 10.7%, Horror 8.5%, First-Person 5.3%
- #27 Traumada
80% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: James Horn
Windows
Welcome to the horrific altered memories of my childhood home.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.1%, Survival Horror 23.4%, Mystery Dungeon 21%, Horror 6.8%, First-Person 4.6%
- #28 INANIMA
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obscure Tales
Windows · Linux
A survival horror game set in the isolated facilities of a strange corporation. Search for limited supplies, and fight terrifying creatures to reveal the truth behind the Lazarus project. Be part of something that will change the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.5%, Survival Horror 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Story Rich 8.4%, Horror 5.9%
- #29 Amnesia: Rebirth
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,275 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Stealth 7.7%, Horror 7.1%
- #30 Within The Box
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mordath Games
Windows
Within The Box is a fantasy survival horror game that mixes Resident Evil and Dungeons & Dragons, all wrapped into a puzzle solving, spell slinging, story driven adventure.
Why similar: Survival Horror 44.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 6%, Atmospheric 5%
- #31 Sanctua
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Choose Red
Windows
Trapped in a cursed tomb, cooperate to survive and escape the forsaken ruins in which the shadows creep closer… or succumb to corruption and hunt down those who were once your allies. An asymmetrical co-op experience for up to 6 players
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.4%, Survival Horror 29.5%, Dungeon Crawler 23.8%, Action-Adventure 5.4%, Adventure 3.1%
- #32 The Sleep Experiment
77% matchMostly Negative26% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: ClawsDev
Windows · Mac
Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.3%, Survival Horror 31%, Story Rich 10.2%, Horror 9.1%, Exploration 4%
- #33 SUBMERSIBLE
75% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: CJB Games
Windows
1st person, Singleplayer, Ocean exploration, Horror game
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.9%, Mystery Dungeon 24.8%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Horror 7.8%, Exploration 5.3%
- #34 Hold My Torch
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crunchy Bits
Windows
A co-op horror-adventure in early development. Explore a hand-build dungeon and uncover it's secrets with your friends.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Survival Horror 27.1%, Dungeon Crawler 22.4%, Action-Adventure 4.7%, First-Person 4.4%
- #35 Helltown
76% matchVery Positive80% of 110 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Survival Horror 21%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Horror 7.1%, Violent 6.6%
- #36 NEDRA
73% matchMixed67% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Story Rich 9%, Horror 6.8%, Stealth 6.3%
- #37 Permanent: Hope & Vacuum
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DOgames
Windows
Psychological horror, puzzles, platforming, adventure, dungeons, action, intrigue and a terrifying story are all terms that should be used to try to define the essence of «Permanent: Hope & Vacuum».
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Survival Horror 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Story Rich 8.1%, Horror 6.3%
- #38 They That Feast
76% matchMixed43% of 44 reviews2018
Dev: Blackwood Specter
Windows
They That Feast is a cosmic / Lovecraftian horror game in which your enemies can't simply be observed by the naked eye. Can you walk the line between sanity and survival?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.1%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Gore 15.4%, Violent 9.8%, Horror 6.3%
- #39 The Nameless
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Sacrosanct Studios
Windows
A classic survival horror game with themes that are loosely based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.9%, Survival Horror 22.4%, Horror 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Gore 7.4%
- #40 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse: The Toybox
73% matchMixed65% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
When Emmie brings home a toy rabbit she found in the woods, her mother, Kaiya, starts experiencing strange happenings inside their home as everything becomes a fight for survival.
Why similar: Survival Horror 44.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Horror 10.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Gore 6.3%
- #41 -
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: -
Windows
Why similar: Survival Horror 47.4%, Exploration 11.6%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Violent 8.8%
- #42 Windah Horror Adventure 2
72% match6 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Aim to Mite
Windows
Join Windah Basudara and Jaya Esport friends in this challenging rage game. Each character boasts unique skills. Confront Indonesian Ghosts as epic bosses. Get ready for intense battles and unmatched horror!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32.1%, Dungeon Crawler 20.9%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 10.5%, Adventure 5.9%
- #43 My Father's House
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BadTaste Studio
Windows
My Father's House is a first-person indie survival horror game. The father’s old mansion becomes a maze of nightmares when the secrets of the past are released. Survive, save resources, solve puzzles and stay in the shadows. Ingenuity and tactics are your only way to escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.6%, Survival Horror 29.6%, Story Rich 8.2%, Horror 7.7%, Stealth 7.4%
- #44 Terror At Oakheart
70% matchVery Positive82% of 455 reviews2024
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The renowned slasher horror films of the 1980s and 1990s serve as a source of inspiration for Terror at Oakheart. The community of Oakheart has been terrorized by Teddy, a masked serial killer. As the body count rises, you discover there is more going on here than just a man in a mask.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Survival Horror 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Story Rich 8%, Thriller 7.2%
- #45 Labyris
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ganduja Interactive OÜ
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror FPS set in a mystical labyrinth. Explore eerie halls, solve environmental puzzles, and survive nightmarish encounters—alone or in co-op for up to 4 players. Wishlist to follow development.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, Lovecraftian 19.3%, Mystery Dungeon 18.3%, Action-Adventure 6.4%, Adventure 6.2%
- #46 Retreat From Darkness
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deep Dive Project
Windows
You were a scrapper living out the wastes in deep space, but now you have to leave. In this survival horror roguelike you have no choice but to gather resources, one abandoned station at a time, until you can reach the portal home and flee from the horrors of the Dark Sector.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Survival Horror 27%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Horror 8.3%, Thriller 5.2%
- #47 Ice Eyes
70% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Luna Apps
Windows
Build a snowman to keep the monster at bay and throw snowballs to defend yourself in this Christmas horror game!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Survival Horror 23%, Story Rich 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Horror 9.2%
- #48 Terminal Mass
68% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: JIN
Windows
The “Domain” exists as a mass of cold concrete, twisted monsters, and chaotic anomalies. You are an “Agent” sent to ensure it does not reach “Terminal Mass”. Complete missions. Upgrade your weaponry. Access deeper and darker sectors of the Domain. Will you defeat the horrors that lie at its core?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.3%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 20%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Horror 6.8%
- #49 Astrophobia
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
A PSX-style cosmic horror game where a classified mission to study alien architecture on the Moon leads two astronauts into the ruins of an ancient civilization that predates humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.4%, Survival Horror 23.1%, Story Rich 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Horror 8.1%
- #50 KILL THE KING
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orspans
Windows
You are the King. Trapped in your castle, you are being hunted by something wearing the faces of your former subjects. Run. Pray. Hide. And may God be with you...
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.3%, Medieval 18%, Horror 10.3%, Stealth 6.5%, Exploration 5.8%
- #51 THE COPE
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoubleZero Studio
Windows
The Cope is a 2D, point and click game that presents the fear of the unknown. Your night shift client service job as a janitor will start with you getting entangled in a series of strange stories in The Cope mansion. Work cleaning and serving your client and find the truth of this mansion of fear.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42%, Survival Horror 33.1%, Hand-drawn 12%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 2.8%
- #52 DEORUM
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Joyhop Games
Windows
Descend into the forsaken dungeon and fight the horrors in the dark. Gather occult materials, craft nightmarish coins, and settle your debt to the cosmic powers. Obey the Divine Festival.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Medieval 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #53 Covenant of Anubis
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Caicai Studio
Windows
A newly unearthed pyramid draws explorers from around the world. As a seasoned tomb raider, you join the race for its hidden treasures. But something ancient stirs in the dark. Will you claim the prize—or be buried with the curse?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 30.6%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Horror 10.8%, Story Rich 7.6%, Exploration 6.7%
- #54 The Specters Show
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spect Games
Windows
You're filming an exploration video at Key Studios, an abandoned mascot studio. The mascots that used to entertain kids are still here, but something's very wrong with them. Sneak through the dark, find out what happened, and don't get caught.
Why similar: Survival Horror 51.7%, Story Rich 18.8%, First-Person 11.5%, Horror 6.8%, Exploration 4.1%
- #55 Backstage: Murdered Sleep
67% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: invisible inc games
Windows
Backstage: murdered sleep is a terrifying 2D survival horror/psychological horror adventure game. Anna's nightmares are all coming true. What is her connection to Backstage, the blood-rusted 'World Behind the World'? How do you survive the darkness when it emanates from your own soul?
Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, Lovecraftian 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Thriller 6.1%, Horror 5.9%
- #56 FESTERED
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FazerdooPub: Fazerdoo's Studio
Windows
Brave the terrors of a contaminated research facility, where every step could be your last. PSX style survival horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.2%, Lovecraftian 27.1%, Horror 8.4%, Violent 7.8%, Exploration 5.9%
- #57 Escape The Labyrinth
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Matteo Innusa
Windows
You found yourself inside a labyrinth in the night where some creatures are hunting you down, luckily you brought some stones with you, they do not seem to be useful against these monsters but you could use them to orient yourself while you try to get out the labyrinth.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 33.5%, Dungeon Crawler 23.8%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Exploration 7.7%, Stealth 6.4%
- #58 Pneumata
66% matchMixed50% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Deadbolt InteractivePub: Perp Games
Windows
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.7%, Survival Horror 28.2%, Horror 8.1%, Story Rich 7.3%, Exploration 5.7%
- #59 Penumbra Overture
68% matchVery Positive91% of 4,128 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.3%, Lovecraftian 23.4%, Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, First-Person 6.8%