- #1 Ghost Watchers
96% matchVery Positive86% of 16,181 reviews2025
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses
Why similar: Horror 28%, Demons 23.3%, Survival Horror 22.6%, Puzzle 6.6%, Dark 6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the identification and capture of ghosts using a wide array of investigative tools.
- #2 I'm on Observation Duty
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,215 reviews2019
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.7%, Horror 34.1%, Hidden Object 15.4%, Puzzle 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive anomaly-spotting game that established the core gameplay loop of monitoring environments for subtle, supernatural changes.
- #3 Phasmophobia
96% matchVery Positive95% of 829,384 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 50.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Supernatural 17.8%, VR 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Investigation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for using specialized equipment to identify and interact with paranormal entities in a variety of haunted locations.
- #4 Demonologist
95% matchVery Positive85% of 23,709 reviews2023
Dev: Clock Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
Why similar: Demons 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 16.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Dark 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a high-fidelity paranormal investigation experience with intense exorcism mechanics that mirror the threat-neutralization aspect of the seed game.
- #5 The Exit 8
94% matchVery Positive93% of 10,866 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Psychological 20.7%, Horror 18.2%, Puzzle 11%, Mystery 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly influential anomaly-spotting game that challenges players to observe their surroundings and identify deviations from reality.
- #6 Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch
94% matchVery Positive92% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Viexi Games
Windows
A "spot the difference" horror game where you have to monitor cameras in a haunted house and report anomalies. You have no choice but to finish the job. Can you spot every anomaly? Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Supernatural 17.6%, Psychological 15.1%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the observation and logging gameplay of the seed game within a tense, supernatural setting.
- #7 Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.
93% matchVery Positive93% of 977 reviews2023
Dev: D&A Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.3%, Demons 15.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Survival Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the investigative and documentation aspects of paranormal work, requiring players to gather evidence systematically.
- #8 FOREWARNED
91% matchVery Positive90% of 6,608 reviews2024
Dev: Dreambyte Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
FOREWARNED is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror. Delve deep into ancient Egyptian ruins with your team of fellow archaeologists. Investigate phenomena, collect treasure, discover lore, survive danger, and banish the evil that lurks within.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Horror 24.8%, VR 21.3%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Dark 6%
Why You'll Like It: A paranormal investigation game that focuses on ancient curses and survival in dangerous, haunted environments.
- #9 Spectator
92% matchVery Positive89% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: Minechan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You are an observer tasked with monitoring surveillance footage for suspicious activity. This innocuous job soon takes a turn for the creepy, as anomalies begin to appear, from moving furniture... to them. Experience a real-time horror straight from horror-filled creepypastas!
Why similar: Hidden Object 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tense surveillance-based horror game that tasks players with identifying paranormal anomalies through camera feeds.
- #10 Ghost Exorcism INC.
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,451 reviews2021
Dev: StudioGoupil
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ghost Exorcism INC is a horror game where you can play alone, or in a team of up to 6 exorcists. Your mission will be to identify paranormal entities, and then exorcise them.
Why similar: Supernatural 31.2%, Investigation 18.9%, Horror 12.6%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Demons 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the investigative process with the active, mechanical extermination of supernatural threats.
- #11 Paranormal Cleanup
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,126 reviews2025
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!
Why similar: Demons 21.7%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.2%, Dark 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends mundane cleaning tasks with intense paranormal investigation and the need to exorcise entities.
- #12 Supernormal
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,164 reviews2024
Dev: Hitori de Productions
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
Why similar: Supernatural 22.8%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Horror 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused horror game that requires careful observation and evidence gathering to solve a supernatural mystery.
- #13 I'm on Observation Duty 2
89% matchVery Positive92% of 539 reviews2020
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies in the monitored rooms. Anomalies range from furniture movement to otherworldly intruders. When you spot an anomaly you have to file a report to fix it. You will need sharp eyes and good memory to survive the entire night.
Why similar: Strategy 39.1%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 23.9%, Puzzle 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the anomaly-spotting subgenre that expands on the original's mechanics with new environments.
- #14 Project13: Nightwatch
88% matchMixed51% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: DRYBREADPub: Glacier LTD
Windows
A new Observer Gametype where you take on the role of an Observer tasked with guarding the HQ of the Project 13 Corp. . Prevent any Observer Prisoner, each potentially containing a anomaly, from infiltrating the HQ. Equipped with a high-tech binocular, your observation skills are the key to success.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Horror 27.7%, Realistic 17.3%, First-Person 15%, Linear 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the anomaly-spotting and observation genre that emphasizes environmental awareness.
- #15 I'm on Observation Duty 3
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 360 reviews2020
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
Why similar: Psychological 15.8%, VR 15%, Survival Horror 12%, Hidden Object 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the core loop of monitoring and logging paranormal changes with increased difficulty and variety.
- #16 I'm on Observation Duty 4
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 839 reviews2021
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A spot the difference -type of puzzle horror game about monitoring live surveillance camera footage and spotting anomalies. Anomalies range from furniture movement to intruders. Fix anomalies by filing reports. You will need sharp eyes and good memory. The goal is to survive the entire night.
Why similar: Psychological 18.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Investigation 12%, Hidden Object 11%, Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Adds more complex anomaly patterns and environmental variables to the established observation formula.
- #17 Obsideo
86% matchMixed62% of 999 reviews2021
Dev: Kyle's Garage
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Obsideo is a 1-4 player online co-op psychological horror, where you and your team of priests explore different locations experiencing paranormal events in an attempt to figure out what ghost they're dealing with and exorcise it from the property.
Why similar: Supernatural 22.8%, Demons 20.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the systematic identification and banishing of ghosts through specialized equipment and team coordination.
- #18 I'm on Observation Duty 6
84% matchVery Positive94% of 675 reviews2023
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological 16.1%, Supernatural 14.3%, Hidden Object 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Investigation 10%
Why You'll Like It: Features advanced anomaly detection in increasingly hostile and complex environments.
- #19 I'm on Observation Duty 5
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 795 reviews2022
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological 21%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Hidden Object 15.7%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Refines the observation mechanics with new, more challenging environments and unpredictable threats.
- #20 Spectral Scream
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 733 reviews2024
Dev: STOIC Ent.
Windows
Spectral Scream is a 1-4 player cooperative horror exploration game. Are you ready to face death in the maw of purgatory? Your goal is to find key items in each chapter and retrieve the orb. But be careful! Threatening and vicious creatures await you at every stage.
Why similar: Demons 19.6%, VR 15.8%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game that emphasizes investigation and escaping supernatural entities in a high-stakes environment.
- #21 Stay Out of the House
82% matchVery Positive95% of 1,805 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Survival Horror 46.2%, Horror 30.1%, Puzzle 14.1%, First-Person 7.6%, Action 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, surveillance-heavy atmosphere with survival-horror elements that require careful movement and observation.
- #22 Apparition
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2018
Dev: MrCiastkuPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
First-person survival horror with ghosts and demons. Find yourself smack in the middle of a haunted forest in the dead of night. Talk to spirits through your Spirit Board. Capture evidence of the paranormal, but beware, fiercely aggressive demons are on the hunt.
Why similar: Demons 28.6%, Horror 23.9%, Survival Horror 20%, Mystery 11.8%, Dark 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features open-world paranormal investigation with a strong focus on documenting and surviving encounters with entities.
- #23 Deadly Night
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 288 reviews2022
Dev: Cubyte GamesPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Carol is down on her luck, hitchhiking across the country. She arrives at a small roadside motel but there's something strange about the owner. As the secrets unravel, she finds herself entangled in a long, DEADLY NIGHT! Can she escape from hellish nightmare or will she die trying?
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 21.7%, Dark 10.7%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A security-themed horror game that emphasizes monitoring and survival against an encroaching supernatural threat.
- #24 DeathWatchers
79% matchVery Positive87% of 421 reviews2024
Dev: Swain Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Use the specialized equipment at your disposal to locate & log as many paranormal events as possible. Decipher the ingredients needed for your ritual and try to exorcise any demons within. Any incorrect ingredients and you may never leave! 1-4 Players
Why similar: Supernatural 20.3%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Demons 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Investigation 11.9%
- #25 The Mortuary Assistant
78% matchVery Positive92% of 8,546 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.3%, Horror 23%, Demons 20.9%, Mystery 7.9%, Hidden Object 7.3%
- #26 I'm on Observation Duty 8
77% matchVery Positive96% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological 21.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Supernatural 13.3%, Horror 12.9%
- #27 Room 13
81% matchMixed45% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: Key Realm Studios
Windows
You have just checked in to your motel room, 'Room 13'...unlucky you. A sudden knock on your room door, awakens you from your deep sleep and turns out to become your unluckiest nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 46.7%, Realistic 14.7%, Dark 14.6%, First-Person 13.9%, Linear 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological tension of monitoring a confined, haunted space for paranormal activity.
- #28 I'm on Observation Duty 7
77% matchVery Positive95% of 432 reviews2024
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Supernatural 15.9%, Psychological 15.7%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.7%
- #29 Poltergeist Watcher
78% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: DuckGod
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you survive the night watching the haunted house?
Why similar: Supernatural 20.7%, Hidden Object 16.1%, Demons 14%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #30 Paragnosia
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,899 reviews2024
Dev: Sine Coda
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Observe every corner of your apartment by moving your camera along a rail that runs through the rooms. Find and take pictures of paranormal anomalies to exorcise them. Locked in your surveillance room, will you survive tonight's 8 rounds?
Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Demons 16.8%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 9.8%
- #31 Anomaly Hunter
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hook Games
Windows
Hidden object puzzler about time-traveling detective. Somebody really messed up with time-travel machine..
Why similar: Hidden Object 83.6%, Puzzle 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy approach to the anomaly-spotting genre that tests the player's attention to detail.
- #32 Paranormal Detective: Escape from the 80's
79% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: LunaBeat
Windows
A nostalgic 80's VR escape room puzzle adventure! You're a detective searching for a kid who went missing in 1987. Explore the kid's game room, play with retro toys, figure out puzzles and find the kid to solve the case!
Why similar: Supernatural 30.7%, VR 29.8%, Investigation 20.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, Mystery 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines investigation with puzzle-solving in a retro setting that feels distinct yet thematically aligned.
- #33 The Watcher
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Sai GamePub: Sai Saga
Windows
Our heroes hear tales of a mysterious land and set out on a journey to uncover the secrets of what has happened there
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A direct observation-based horror game about identifying paranormal anomalies in a static environment.
- #34 Ghost Frequency
76% matchMixed68% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: PIT GAMES
Windows
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 15.1%, Hidden Object 14.8%, Dark 10.2%
- #35 Confabulation
75% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
Why similar: Demons 15.5%, Supernatural 13.9%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.5%
- #36 The Gravedigger
74% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Demons 22.9%, Hidden Object 15.8%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Mystery 8.7%
- #37 Abnormality
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 271 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Studios
Windows
Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.5%, Demons 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Horror 12.9%
- #38 UFOPHILIA
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
UFOPHILIA is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore areas marked by alien phenomena. Use specialized equipment to detect, identify, and photograph aliens—but do so at your own risk... They are watching you too.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 15.7%, Investigation 15.4%, Dark 7.1%
- #39 The Gretlow Tapes
72% matchVery Positive92% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Psychological 13.3%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Horror 11.4%
- #40 Echoes of Dread
73% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Supernatural 25%, Hidden Object 16%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Horror 13%
- #41 Paragnosia: Museum
71% matchVery Positive91% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Sine Coda
Windows
Uncover a disturbing mystery in a haunted museum. Track and exorcise restless spirits using your rail-mounted camera, spot up to 130 anomalies, and photograph them before they take over, with you along.
Why similar: Psychological 16.8%, Demons 16.7%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 9.8%
- #42 Paranormal Night Shift
72% matchVery Positive97% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Hidden Object 14%, Demons 8.1%, Mystery 7.7%
- #43 Supernatural
73% matchMixed63% of 1,257 reviews2024
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Detective Wyatt confronts a chilling mystery as he investigates a housemaid's disappearance. Unearth sinister secrets as you navigate through a haunted house, where every shadow hides a lurking terror.
Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Demons 17.3%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.8%
- #44 Creepy Shift: House For Sale
71% matchVery Positive93% of 344 reviews2025
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, Horror 19.1%, Demons 15%, Supernatural 14.1%, Mystery 8.2%
- #45 SOMNI
75% matchMixed67% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Antler
Windows
Somni is a thrilling paranormal investigation first person shooter. Investigate your surroundings and survive your encounters with Ethereal Beings or Cryptids.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.6%, VR 16.6%, Demons 15.4%, Investigation 11.6%, Survival Horror 11.1%
- #46 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
70% matchVery Positive89% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.
Why similar: Supernatural 22.4%, Demons 19.8%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Horror 9.4%, Mystery 6.9%
- #47 Shift 87
69% matchVery Positive88% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.8%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 10%, Mystery 9%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #48 Project Unknown
67% matchVery Positive83% of 905 reviews2025
Dev: PsychoRavensPub: Nightmare Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An online co-op horror game featuring unique playable characters and RPG mechanics. Exorcise ghosts using your special abilities and tools while surviving the supernatural onslaught
Why similar: Supernatural 18.5%, Demons 13.8%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Investigation 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
- #49 ZahmahreL - Chapter 1
69% matchMixed64% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
As a YouTuber investigating supernatural events, explore the mysterious and terrifying happenings in an abandoned location. Your camera is your only ally, but can you uncover these dark secrets?
Why similar: Supernatural 30.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 16%, Demons 10%, Dark 7.6%
- #50 Abandoned Souls
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 10%, Mystery 8.9%
- #51 Vigil
66% matchVery Positive86% of 2,103 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.3%, Horror 26.1%, Dark 14%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, First-Person 8.1%
- #52 Witch Hunt
70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,417 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Supernatural 32.6%, Survival Horror 26.5%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, First-Person 4.6%
- #53 Dead Signal
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,066 reviews2023
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Monitor camera feeds, report valuable info, and hand-deliver shady packages. An hourly quota of reports will test your keen eye to spot the differences, while timed deliveries will force you outside unexpectedly. Until you clock out for the night almost nowhere is safe.
Why similar: Hidden Object 29.8%, Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Realistic 8.6%
- #54 Mental Hospital VR
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Igor MigunPub: AGaming+
Windows
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 28.2%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 4.1%
- #55 MetaPhysical
68% matchVery Positive80% of 408 reviews2023
Dev: Paper Promises Programming
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.6%, Demons 19.5%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 10.8%
- #56 Caught On Camera
68% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: nabetsonga
Windows
Survive 6 hours as a night guard, monitoring for anomalies. Act fast, or risk losing your mind to the unexplained horrors that lurk beyond the screens.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.2%, Psychological 20.8%, Investigation 19.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 10%
- #57 UNHEIM
67% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely Bytes
Windows
UNHEIM is a psychological horror surveillance game of exceptional difficulty in which you must not only report anomalies, but also learn to survive paranormal attacks. Every night is a fight for survival against lurking horrors.
Why similar: Psychological 24.2%, Supernatural 24.1%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Hidden Object 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #58 The Empty Eyes
67% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
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: Survival Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 17.2%, Mystery 10%, Hidden Object 8.8%
- #59 Remnant Records
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 696 reviews2024
Dev: Noctiluca Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Remnant Records is a horror investigation game for 1 to 4 players. Explore places haunted by the dead, survive elaborate and unique ghosts and find out what happened to them through thousands of generated stories.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.3%, Demons 15.6%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #60 SEEING THINGS
66% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Full tilt surveillance horror. Keep your eyes locked on security cameras for an outrageous collection of horrific anomalies, suspicious movement, and the occasional T-Rex. Observe, detect, survive!
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Psychological 13.2%, Horror 11.9%, Investigation 11.6%
