Games Like Deep Sleep: The Beggining

A psychological horror puzzle game about a missing child, fragmented memories, and a mind in denial. Explore multiple unsettling locations as the world reacts to you, puzzles reveal the past, and unseen figures quietly watch. The truth isn’t hidden in the dark — it’s buried somewhere.

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Strategy 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Survival Horror 7.3%

A Christmas Indie Horror Game

Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Strategy 18.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, First-Person 8.3%

Bundy is a scholar with a long history. You witness deep within him his research to cure his wife's dementia. The research involves extracting all electrical signals from neurons in living people, and you may also be a victim.

Why similar: 1990's 14.4%, Strategy 14.4%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 11.5%

Lost & Found Collection is a game where players explore diverse stories on VHS tapes, each unfolding around the same time.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 21.5%, Strategy 18.9%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Action 10%

A first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration & environmental interaction, where a mysterious “free” pendrive game begins to affect your surroundings. Try them all while you still can.

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Strategy 20.6%, Survival Horror 11.1%, First-Person 11.1%

9 Days brings a psychological horror experience where you play as a father. One time, someone kidnaps your child, and The kidnapper asks for money if he wants his child safe. In the end, you must find a way to make money as fast as possible and try to survive by hiding from them.

Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Strategy 24.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Action 12.8%, First-Person 11.5%

A first-person game that mix horror and action, where you and your friends must "wipe" the houses finding all the infected in the area before they find you.

Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Strategy 15.9%, Action 11.5%, Puzzle 10%

Wake up in a trashed apartment and investigate mysterious disappearances. Solve challenging puzzles, interact with others, and confront the person behind it all. Your choices lead to one of five unique endings in this tense, atmospheric puzzle-horror game!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 19.5%, Strategy 13%, Puzzle 11.2%, Survival Horror 11.1%

A different kind of horror experience one built on confrontation rather than running or hiding. Follow the rules strictly. Act quickly to stay alive in every encounter. Maintain your focus. Watch your surroundings. Don’t exhaust your resources. And complete the primary objective you’re there for.

Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Psychological Horror 29.1%, Action 14.2%, First-Person 8.2%, Survival Horror 4.7%

An Empty Void is a short horror game that blends puzzle-solving with adventure. Trapped in an ancient temple, surrounded by darkness, you must use the magic of a mystical amulet to reveal what's hidden, uncover the truth and escape.

Why similar: Strategy 29.5%, Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Puzzle 12.4%, Survival Horror 7.4%

Banished Souls is a chilling paranormal investigation game where every haunting is unpredictable. Explore cursed relics, decipher deadly symbols, and uncover the Room of Death. Only by revealing the ghost’s true identity and banishing it can you survive.

Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Strategy 16%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Thriller 10.3%

Indie Horror puzzle game

Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Strategy 18.9%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Action 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%

It's 2016. Explore through your house in the middle of the night and complete your chores before the water you put on the stove starts boiling. Sounds easy, right? If only you hadn't seen things you were not supposed to see.

Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Strategy 14.1%, Survival Horror 14.1%, First-Person 9.4%

ターボババア | Turbo Granny is a survival horror game based on an urban legend about a high-speed old woman. Escape the mysterious mansion while being chased by the terrifyingly fast Turbo Granny.

Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Strategy 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, First-Person 10.6%

Survive a merciless hunt in the House of Nowhere. Alone in a haunting home that no longer feels like your own, you must solve puzzles to escape into a vast, silent forest. Scavenge for your life and uncover the truth before the ancient thing hunting you turns your story into a forgotten legend.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 21.2%, Puzzle 14.5%, Action 11.7%, First-Person 10%

Explore 20+ handcrafted levels filled with puzzles, secrets, and hidden lore. Collect, trade, and upgrade your tools as you uncover the story behind a realistic world full of danger and discovery.

Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Survival Horror 13.4%, First-Person 10.5%, Strategy 7.7%

Now on Steam, revamped with brand new content! Immerse yourself in the latest chapter of the popular, Japanese indie horror title, Kageroh: Shadow Corridor. Survive against the onslaught of horrors that lie in wait in eerie, traditional Japanese locales that change with every playthrough.

Why similar: Horror 46.6%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Action 11.3%, Survival Horror 8.6%, First-Person 8.2%

Sevyal is a single-player horror game set in an underground hospital. Something has gone wrong and as a government official, you must visit the location, repair the electricity, survive, establish communication with the military, and escape.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 23.9%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Action 8.2%, Thriller 8%

Congratulations! You have been selected to become a parser at MERCURIALCORP! Please follow all safety protocols when communicating with the entity. Keep the vault door closed. Translate messages efficiently, and know that you are being watched. A short morse code focused survival horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Strategy 16.8%, Survival Horror 12.2%, First-Person 7.8%

Stay alive in this first-person horror-puzzle game. Trapped inside a claustrophobic train, each carriage tests you differently.

Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Action 11.1%, Mystery 8.8%

Vorozhey is a psychological horror inspired by Slavic mythology. It tells the story of an artist haunted by terrifying visions and ancient forces.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.1%, Horror 28.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Action 11.6%, First-Person 11.3%

Live your childhood nightmare and try to survive against the Boogeyman. Equipped with only your flashlight, survive each night until the morning light.

Why similar: Horror 45%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Strategy 16.7%, Action 9.4%, Indie 3%

James, a freelance journalist, breaks into the notorious "Lobotomy" asylum to expose decades of brutal experiments. Armed with a camera and flashlight, he must navigate the suffocating darkness. Record the truth, survive the shadows, and escape before the asylum’s dark history claims you next.

Why similar: 1990's 18.3%, Action 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.9%, Puzzle 13.2%

You get a call to go to your friend's house, but then things start to take a horrible turn....

Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Strategy 20.8%, Puzzle 13.3%, Mystery 11.2%, First-Person 9.5%

Move through the rooms of the lab in this short but replayable horror game. Debug the computers in each room, watch out for errors, and fix sabotages. Make sure you always know where you are... and where other things are.

Why similar: Horror 27%, Strategy 26.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Survival Horror 6%

Try to escape from “A Simple Door” by facing your past, your darkest secrets and your fears through the doors.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 27.9%, Action 16.5%, First-Person 14.2%, Survival Horror 10%

Survive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to stay alive and fight the vengeful deer monster that lives in the forest. Use your camera to flash the monster and escape. Explore the forest and find out what happened.

Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 11.3%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Action 9.4%

While investigating a forgotten factory, you uncover dark secrets, haunted machines, and a past that was never meant to be found. Strange visions, buried truths… and something watching from the shadows. Be careful, this place isn’t abandoned.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 16.8%, Strategy 16.1%, 1990's 15.9%, Puzzle 10.6%

Backrooms: The Exit is a single-player adventure game based on theme of backrooms.Inside the game you will need to avoid all threatening entities and find the cutscenes (exits) for each level, and perhaps many unexpected ways out of a level.

Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, Strategy 12.1%, First-Person 7.7%, Puzzle 7%

What the heck is in the coffin? Hellventure is a brand-new first-person escape horror game that combines rogue-lite elements. Escape from a procedural-generation dark dungeon by selling grave goods to unlock and upgrade your items and tools.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Horror 29.3%, Survival Horror 12.6%, First-Person 11.2%, Action 10%

🏠 Embark on a captivating journey through the Silent Forests, treacherous sewers, and a mysterious house. Solve puzzles, face monsters, and unravel hidden truths in this adrenaline-packed adventure with a wacky narrator! 🌲🚪✨

Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, 1990's 13.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Action 10.5%

Aokifahara : The Death Forest is a psychological horror game set in a cursed forest where hallucinations blur reality. Solve puzzles, survive terrifying visions, and uncover the truth behind the legend—before you lose your

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 19.3%, Action 10.4%, Survival Horror 10.2%, First-Person 9%

Frosty Nights is a First Person hybrid horror game that focuses on atmosphere and suspense.

Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Strategy 21.9%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Action 11.9%

"New Year Home" is a horror game set during the New Year. Players explore a familiar yet eerie home, navigating festive yet dangerous spaces. They must solve abnormal events to uncover a terrifying truth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Strategy 18.5%, Horror 16.4%, First-Person 12.1%, Puzzle 11.8%

A 3D psychological horror game about applying critical and logical skills to earn $100 billion and one cherished wish. Are you ready to take the challenge?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 18.1%, Logic 12.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Puzzle 8.9%

The horror began when you wrote your first note.

Why similar: Horror 35%, Psychological Horror 33.1%, Action 17.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Indie 1.8%

A mascot horror game where a rubber chicken is your flashlight. Enhance it with strange energies to progress, survive twisted enemies, and whatever you do, don’t let Squawky catch you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 25.9%, Puzzle 15.1%, Action 13.2%, First-Person 11.7%

You wake up from a nightmare. You can't count how many times you've had a nightmare this month. But this time, after waking up, you find some strange phenomena in your house. You want to go out to see, but the door is locked...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Horror 29.8%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, First-Person 4.9%

Awoken in the night by your doll. Speaking as if it possesses a mind of its own. The doll warns you of a monster that has come to take you away.

Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, Strategy 23.5%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Indie 3.9%

PAPAO: The Legend of the Bogeyman is a horror game with mascots. Face mystical figures in dark settings, solve mysteries, and use toys as weapons to tackle challenges as you guide a child through an intense, puzzle-filled storyline

Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Puzzle 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Action 6.7%

The Echoes of Me pulls you into a nightmare where shadows blur with self. As fragmented memories surface, you must remain cautious and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 19.3%, Strategy 12.4%, Survival Horror 11%, Thriller 9.4%

As you begin your night shift in the aged warehouse, an unsettling atmosphere descends. Shadows flit in your peripheral vision, strange whispers echo around you. Finding a mysterious list of rules, you wonder: prank or something serious? Nervously, you step into the dimly lit warehouse.

Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Psychological Horror 31.5%, Action 12.4%, First-Person 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%

You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.

Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, First-Person 8.2%

Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 21.8%, Survival Horror 15.6%, 1990's 11.9%, Action 7.2%

Experience the birthday party from hell. Face your demons - both psychological and mechanical. Kill plush toys, evade demonic animatronics and possessed puppets… Aaaannnnnd…discover the truth about your evil clown father. Yes, your own father…

Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Psychological Horror 33.9%, Action 16.5%, Puzzle 13.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

A psychological horror game about working night shifts in a remote underwater facility, maintaining equipment, completing tasks, and making it through another night.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.2%, Horror 27.9%, 1990's 15.8%, First-Person 9.4%, 3D 7.8%

Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn.

Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Action 12.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Indie 3.3%

Out of Place: Origin is a survival game built on attention and observation. In a diner where reality quietly collapses, notice the anomalies, capture them on camera, and survive… Because sometimes, the thing watching you isn’t a mistake.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 26.2%, Thriller 14.4%, First-Person 12.3%, 3D 9.9%

You checked into a hotel to get some rest—but it wasn’t an ordinary place. Gather clues, unlock sealed doors, evade the pursuit, and escape.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Horror 30.9%, First-Person 11.4%, 3D 10.9%, Action 10.1%

Peril in the Pines is a short & simple first-person horror game where the player is trapped on an island with strange creatures. The player must collect the resources to fix their boat before being caught and getting trapped forever.

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Thriller 16.9%, First-Person 7.6%, Puzzle 6.9%

A simple trip to the doctor has turned the life of Theodore Caldwell upside down. Unaware of what has really happened, Theo now finds himself in a strange location with hostile entities around every corner. Smile utilizes time management and fear of the unknown to create a truly haunting experience.

Why similar: Strategy 31.8%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 16.8%, Thriller 11%, Survival Horror 10.1%

Domovoy is a psychological horror game from the first person, the game takes place in a Soviet apartment in the late 80s. Are you ready to meet the Domovoy?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.1%, Horror 33.6%, First-Person 13.1%, Action 9.7%, Puzzle 5.1%

Liberation is a strategy survival horror game. You have to go to the Deathworld and collect crosses to liberate ghosts. Survive from the attacks of various ghosts!

Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Psychological Horror 28.1%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Action 13%, First-Person 11.8%

Dive into the harrowing experience of DROWSE. One evening, one call. In this indie psychological horror game, step back into the 90s. Wander through the various rooms and places you’ll uncover. Observe, you only have a few copies to print, after all. Strange. Was that object really there before?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 22.1%, 1990's 21.7%, Puzzle 9.5%, First-Person 7.1%

Very STRANGE Indie Rage Horror Game...

Why similar: Strategy 26.2%, Action 15.5%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 10.5%

Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are.The game is inspired by classic roguelike games which include 100% procedural-generated maps and permadeath.

Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Psychological Horror 32.4%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Action 12.4%, Indie 3.2%

Descend into the forgotten depths of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive sinister horrors and unravel dark secrets hidden in every corner. Uncover the truth behind the facility and find the whereabouts of your missing child…

Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 21%, Puzzle 10.5%, Survival Horror 9.2%, First-Person 8.8%

You are being hunted for your misdeeds. With blood on your hands and weight on your conscience, you must collect the relics of your past, and confront your demons once and for all...

Why similar: Strategy 18.5%, 1990's 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 13.7%, Action 10.8%

Continue the story of The Roach Hotel, descending deep below, where the air grows heavy and the shadows feels alive. Down here, the cockroaches are the least of your concerns… something far worse is waiting to play.

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Thriller 11.9%, Puzzle 10.2%

A child lays awake in the light of the moon, unaware the Halloween curse will be starting soon. The radio crackles to life, a mysterious girl...

Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Strategy 30.3%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Indie 1.6%