- #1 SIGNALIS
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,140 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Survival Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Dark 10.4%, Puzzle 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive pixel-art psychological horror experience that masterfully blends surreal storytelling with classic survival mechanics.
- #2 The Cat Lady
96% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Horror 13.6%, Emotional 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the dark, surreal, and deeply emotional narrative style that defines the core of Decarnation.
- #3 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,304 reviews2012
Dev: Jasper ByrnePub: Superflat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.7%, Horror 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Dark 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D psychological horror game that emphasizes internal trauma and surreal dreamscapes.
- #4 Lamentum
95% matchVery Positive88% of 835 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 19.1%, Psychedelic 14.2%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Dark 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival horror game featuring grotesque, surreal creature designs and a dark, oppressive atmosphere.
- #5 Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness
94% matchVery Positive89% of 201 reviews2023
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness puts your sanity to the test, challenging you to escape a labyrinth of nightmares and torment. Test your mind against a slow burn of puzzles, light survival mechanics, and methodical action.
Why similar: Surreal 24.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Horror 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art psychological horror game that focuses heavily on trauma and the breakdown of reality.
- #6 Afterdream
94% matchVery Positive93% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Surreal 21.7%, Emotional 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal 2D psychological horror game that blurs the line between nightmares and reality.
- #7 Fran Bow
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Surreal 15%, Puzzle 14.3%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal 2D point-and-click adventure that explores dark themes through a child's distorted perspective.
- #8 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
92% matchVery Positive95% of 9,487 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct pixel-art style and surreal horror elements that mirror the unsettling atmosphere of the seed game.
- #9 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
91% matchVery Positive95% of 8,858 reviews2022
Dev: Airdorf GamesPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Lovecraftian 15.7%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes retro aesthetics to create a deeply unsettling and atmospheric horror experience.
- #10 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
91% matchVery Positive93% of 12,888 reviews2015
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Why similar: Indie 50.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Dark 4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that excels at using 2D visuals to create a sense of dread and existential anxiety.
- #11 Asleep: Act 1
89% matchVery Positive94% of 564 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Use light to survive a nightmare: each creature reacts differently to it. Explore, solve puzzles, and evade the horrors in the dark. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Emotional 15.7%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 9.9%, Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art psychological horror game that mirrors the dream-like dread and exploration found in Decarnation.
- #12 Dead Dreams
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Puzzle 14.7%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D pixel-art horror game that focuses on the fragility of the mind and atmospheric storytelling.
- #13 Detention
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,802 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Surreal 13.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Dark 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 2D psychological horror game that explores dark history and internal guilt.
- #14 Sally Face - Episode One
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 28,581 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Emotional 16.2%, Dark 13%, Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal 2D adventure that focuses on a complex narrative and unsettling psychological themes.
- #15 Tormenture
87% matchVery Positive88% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Dark 13.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Horror 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror game that blends puzzle-solving with psychological tension and dark themes.
- #16 OMORI
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 88,316 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.7%, Story Rich 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Horror 12.2%, Emotional 6%
Why You'll Like It: Explores deep psychological trauma and depression through a surreal, dream-like 2D world.
- #17 Ib
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,289 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Surreal 25.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal 2D horror game about a girl trapped in a distorted, nightmarish art gallery.
- #18 Downfall
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,699 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 15.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Surreal 10.6%, Dark 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply disturbing and surreal psychological horror experience from the creators of The Cat Lady.
- #19 WORLD OF HORROR
84% matchVery Positive90% of 9,835 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.7%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, pixelated cosmic horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and dread.
- #20 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
84% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Heartbyte Studios
Windows
A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 24.3%, Psychedelic 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Horror 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the puzzle and psychological aspects of dream-based horror in a 2D environment.
- #21 The Lies We Tell Ourselves
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Poopsy
Windows
The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an episodic first person psychological action-adventure game with introspective/horror elements and a focus on subtle storytelling and atmosphere. Explore, solve puzzles, survive and uncover truths buried deep within a castle of lies.
Why similar: Surreal 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Emotional 13.1%, Puzzle 11.3%, Dark 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game with a strong narrative focus on memory and truth.
- #22 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,252 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Horror 21%, Emotional 18.9%, Surreal 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense, and highly surreal psychological experience that captures a unique sense of unease.
- #23 Chorus of Carcosa
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Dark 9.3%, Survival Horror 9%
Why You'll Like It: Atmospheric psychological horror that leans into surreal, dark themes and narrative exploration.
- #24 Mad Father
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,736 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 16.8%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Dark 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror-adventure that focuses on dark family secrets and supernatural mystery.
- #25 Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 284 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen LinePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Experience the altered memories of a dying man, reliving his entire life as a little boy while lying on his deathbed. Explore the profound depths of his subconscious as you assist Griffin to shed the remains of his miserable life before his impending demise.
Why similar: Emotional 21.2%, Surreal 17.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Puzzle 8.7%, Dark 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, puzzle-driven adventure that shares the dream-like quality and atmospheric depth of the seed game.
- #26 DISTRAINT 2
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,894 reviews2018
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.
Why similar: Surreal 21.6%, Emotional 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.6%, Psychedelic 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the psychological journey of the first game with refined 2D visuals and a focus on redemption.
- #27 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,285 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychedelic 28.9%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Surreal 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the surreal, psychological themes of its predecessor with a focus on internal dialogue.
- #28 Obscula
80% matchMostly Negative37% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Surreal 26.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dark 12.9%, Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological thriller with a focus on exploration and unsettling visual storytelling.
- #29 Little Misfortune
78% matchVery Positive92% of 14,094 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 14%, Dark 12.2%, Puzzle 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark, and emotional 2D adventure that shares the dream-like quality of the seed game.
- #30 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,556 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Surreal 21.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D horror game focusing on supernatural mystery and the consequences of past actions.
- #31 Necrophosis
77% matchVery Positive90% of 875 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Lovecraftian 30.6%, Surreal 27.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #32 Dead of Darkness
77% matchVery Positive88% of 224 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 22.3%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 9%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #33 Death Frame
76% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 20.3%, Psychedelic 14.4%, Emotional 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Survival Horror 9%
- #34 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
76% matchVery Positive95% of 35,628 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 20.8%, Lovecraftian 17.3%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #35 Edge of Sanity
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, Surreal 15.3%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Psychedelic 11.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #36 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
74% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
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: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Surreal 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 11.1%
- #37 Subversive Memories
73% matchVery Positive97% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: Southward Studio
Windows
Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21%, Emotional 13.4%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Dark 8.4%
- #38 Insight
73% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, Surreal 17.9%, Emotional 14%, Dark 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #39 Saint of Chains
72% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Surreal 21.1%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.2%
- #40 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
74% matchMixed60% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Surreal 20%, Psychological Horror 9%, Puzzle 8.1%, Horror 7.8%
- #41 Dark Fracture: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,377 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Surreal 18.6%, Lovecraftian 18.6%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #42 Eclipsium
69% matchVery Positive91% of 3,488 reviews2025
Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
Why similar: Surreal 20.5%, Lovecraftian 17.9%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Psychological Horror 9%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #43 Post Trauma
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 685 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Horror 12.5%
- #44 JANITOR BLEEDS
72% matchVery Positive86% of 276 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Surreal 27.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 9.2%
- #45 Deceived Of Joy
70% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: LevelBound Studios
Windows
Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.
Why similar: Surreal 36.7%, Dark 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 15%, Indie 9.7%
- #46 Inner Voices
75% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Surreal 16.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Dark 9.2%, Horror 8.1%
- #47 Never Forgotten
71% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Hodge
Windows
A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.7%, Emotional 16.6%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #48 Pneumata
71% matchMixed49% of 110 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 25.2%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10.8%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #49 The Nameless City
70% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Paradnight Studio
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Surreal 20.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 8.5%, Dark 8.5%
- #50 Don't Be Afraid 2
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Emotional 16.8%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 11.2%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #51 Scorn
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,649 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.7%, Surreal 15.7%, Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Dark 10.5%
- #52 Dreams in the Witch House
68% matchVery Positive91% of 457 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark 8.6%
- #53 Hollow Cocoon
67% matchVery Positive92% of 927 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Surreal 21.1%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 12.4%
- #54 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 461 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.8%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 9.6%
- #55 Dread X Collection 2
68% matchVery Positive94% of 688 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 23.5%, Psychedelic 13.4%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 8.2%
- #56 DYSTHANASIA
65% matchVery Positive89% of 358 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Surreal 25.7%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.8%, Horror 10.9%
- #57 SENARA: The Sacrament
65% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Influsion Inc.
Windows
A claustrophobic ocean liner, relentless cultists, and horrific monstrosities. Inspired by classic survival horror like Resident Evil, gather clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. Where fanaticism and salvation collide, you must make choices beyond mere survival.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.9%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 10.4%
- #58 The Devilry Reservation
67% matchVery Positive93% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Emotional 10.4%, Dark 10%, Puzzle 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #59 Life Gallery
67% matchVery Positive82% of 448 reviews2023
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.
Why similar: Surreal 30.3%, Psychedelic 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Dark 10.9%
- #60 Ad Infernum
66% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert. Losing your grip on reality. Dark rituals. Demonic pursuers. No escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.4%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Surreal 11.5%, Dark 10.6%
