- #1 Phasmophobia
97% 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 18.3%, Online Co-Op 17.7%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Co-op 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive ghost-hunting experience that shares the core investigation and equipment-based gameplay loop of Demonologist.
- #2 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 19.9%, Co-op 19.3%, Demons 14%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Detective 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the investigation and capture mechanics of Demonologist while providing a similar variety of supernatural entities to identify.
- #3 Ghost Exorcism INC.
96% 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: Online Co-Op 19.8%, Investigation 17%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Horror 11.6%, Detective 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the exorcism aspect, requiring players to use specific tools to cleanse locations of paranormal threats.
- #4 The Outlast Trials
95% matchVery Positive93% of 102,823 reviews2024
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
Why similar: Co-op 22.5%, Horror 21.5%, Multiplayer 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, First-Person 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-production, intense cooperative horror experience that emphasizes stealth and survival against terrifying entities.
- #5 DEVOUR
94% matchVery Positive91% of 87,391 reviews2021
Dev: Straight Back Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Online Co-Op 27.2%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Co-op 10.2%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity cooperative horror game where players must perform rituals to stop a possessed antagonist, matching the frantic energy of Demonologist.
- #6 FOREWARNED
94% 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: Online Co-Op 24.4%, Horror 19.5%, Co-op 15.9%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends archaeological investigation with supernatural horror, requiring players to identify spirits while navigating dangerous tombs.
- #7 Ghost Exile
93% matchVery Positive88% of 4,505 reviews2022
Dev: LostOneTeam
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ghost Exile - is a cooperative horror from 1 to 4 players: when hunting for ghosts, you need to determine the type of ghost, carry out a ritual of exorcism and then the ghost can no longer harm anyone. Be careful! Hasty conclusions can lead you to a sad outcome.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.4%, Horror 20.8%, Co-op 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Multiplayer 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a very similar ghost-hunting loop to Demonologist, focusing on identifying entities through evidence and performing exorcism rituals.
- #8 Escape the Backrooms
91% matchVery Positive91% of 139,253 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy GamesPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Online Co-Op 20.3%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Co-op 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at psychological horror and cooperative exploration, forcing players to navigate surreal, unsettling environments.
- #9 Labyrinthine
91% matchVery Positive84% of 17,307 reviews2023
Dev: Valko Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A co-op horror game like no other... Play with 1-8 players online as you solve puzzles, collect items and run from the horrors that lie within. Follow in the footsteps of Joan in the story mode or tackle procedurally generated maps that scale with your level and bring a fresh experience each game..
Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.1%, Lovecraftian 16.6%, Horror 16.1%, Co-op 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines cooperative puzzle-solving with intense horror elements, creating a tense atmosphere similar to the investigation phases of Demonologist.
- #10 Pacify
92% matchVery Positive86% of 42,492 reviews2019
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.8%, Horror 20.9%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Co-op 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic co-op horror experience where players must complete specific tasks to appease or banish a malevolent spirit.
- #11 Content Warning
89% matchVery Positive94% of 159,268 reviews2024
Dev: ZorroPub: Evil Landfall?
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24%, Horror 16.8%, Co-op 14.5%, Multiplayer 12%, Investigation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more lighthearted, it captures the chaotic fun of exploring dangerous, haunted environments with friends to document paranormal activity.
- #12 Remnant Records
90% 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: Online Co-Op 11.5%, Demons 11.3%, Investigation 10.7%, Detective 9.8%, Co-op 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Players act as investigators who must communicate with the dead to uncover the truth, mirroring the investigative depth of Demonologist.
- #13 Project Unknown
89% 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: Online Co-Op 11.2%, Investigation 8.8%, Demons 8.4%, Co-op 8.2%, Horror 8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a standard investigative horror experience that focuses on identifying ghosts through evidence-gathering mechanics.
- #14 PANICORE
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 12,641 reviews2024
Dev: ZTEK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
PANICORE is a survival horror game that mixes permadeath, AI monsters and a co-op experience up to 5 players (4 players in demo). Try to escape and don't get caught, but beware: they don't only hear your steps, but also your voice.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 27.6%, Horror 23.9%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Co-op 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes escape horror game where players must scavenge for items while being hunted by a persistent entity.
- #15 Dark Hours
86% matchVery Positive83% of 3,868 reviews2025
Dev: Piece of Cake studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dark Hours is a co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with an evil entity. Forget your plan, your mission is to survive. Explore and cooperate to find a way out.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.6%, Horror 14.6%, Co-op 13.7%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends heist mechanics with horror, forcing players to navigate a dangerous environment while avoiding supernatural threats.
- #16 Hellcoming
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 823 reviews2021
Dev: AAD Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hellcoming is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players, who need to clean large areas from hellish abomination with the help of special tools.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.1%, Demons 12.9%, Horror 12.3%, Co-op 12.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses specifically on the exorcism process, challenging teams to cleanse cursed locations using specialized equipment.
- #17 In Silence
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 11,937 reviews2021
Dev: Ravenhood Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23%, Horror 23%, Multiplayer 17%, Co-op 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This asymmetric horror game emphasizes sound-based gameplay, forcing players to cooperate to survive against a powerful monster.
- #18 Fear Therapy
85% matchMixed67% of 4,733 reviews2021
Dev: Black Flag Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Fear Therapy, is a multiplayer(1-4) and single player psychological horror game.Try to complete the quests and leave the horror house before it is too late! Satan getting angrier every second and nothing holding it back.
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Multiplayer 22.1%, Co-op 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Demons 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on jump scares and objective-based gameplay to keep players on edge.
- #19 Occult
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,953 reviews2022
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Occult is a dynamic cooperative game with elements of horror and quest. You are waiting for a variety of opponents, puzzles and endings!
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Online Co-Op 15.5%, Co-op 13.9%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on ritualistic horror, requiring players to work together to solve mysteries and survive encounters with the supernatural.
- #20 Vade Retro : Exorcist
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,074 reviews2022
Dev: Forceight
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Vade Retro is a PvP exorcism game up to 4 player. Play as Demon and make your opponents go through hell, or join the exorcist team by choosing a specialty to save victims from the devil's grip in this action-packed experience.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.3%, Co-op 16.3%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Multiplayer 13%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a dedicated exorcism-focused gameplay loop that emphasizes the struggle between the players and demonic forces.
- #21 Haunt Chaser
82% matchMixed67% of 716 reviews2021
Dev: Clock Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Haunt Chaser is a 4 Player Co-Op horror game, can be played as a Single-Player too. Chasers need to use all the hunting equipment in order to banish the evil and save the poor souls from torment while uncovering deeply disturbing secrets. Also, there is a 4v1 party game mode.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18%, Thriller 12.8%, Horror 11.8%, Co-op 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines investigation with action-oriented horror, requiring players to use gadgets to banish spirits.
- #22 Lunch Lady
81% matchVery Positive85% of 12,930 reviews2021
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Lunch Lady is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. The school final exams are coming up and the best idea you and your friends had was to steal the test answers. Find all 10 pages and don't get caught by the murderous Lunch Lady!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23%, Horror 18.9%, Co-op 15.1%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that forces players to collect pages while being stalked by a terrifying entity in a school setting.
- #23 Sign of Silence
83% matchMixed52% of 2,372 reviews2020
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Sign of Silence is a 4-player cooperative horror game set in dreadful outskirts of Danwille town. Whether you will escape the place or stay here forever depends on cautious and coordinated actions of the whole team!
Why similar: Co-op 19.6%, Horror 19.5%, Lovecraftian 14.6%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Online Co-Op 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly atmospheric, cooperative survival experience where players must escape a forest filled with supernatural dangers.
- #24 Boo Men
81% matchVery Positive87% of 2,642 reviews2022
Dev: Twisted Corridor👻
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Boo Men is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. You and your crew of burglars are tasked with stealing from ghosts. Just remember to stay in the light because you never know what could be lurking in the dark...
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.8%, Horror 20.2%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Co-op 11.9%, Dark 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends heist-style gameplay with horror, requiring players to steal items while avoiding detection by ghosts.
- #25 Paranormal Cleanup
79% 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: Online Co-Op 20%, Demons 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 14.3%, Multiplayer 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game adds a unique twist to the genre by combining cleaning tasks with intense, jump-scare-heavy horror encounters.
- #26 Obsideo
82% 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: Online Co-Op 18.5%, Demons 16%, Co-op 14.6%, Cinematic 14%, Psychological Horror 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded ghost-hunting experience that emphasizes the use of tools to track and identify paranormal activity.
- #27 The Devourer: Hunted Souls
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 599 reviews2023
Dev: ZTEK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.2%, Horror 15%, Investigation 14.1%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Lovecraftian 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title that focuses on cooperative play and escaping from relentless supernatural pursuers.
- #28 Ghost Janitors
77% matchVery Positive85% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Wave Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ghost Janitors is a multiplayer psychological horror game for 1-4 players. Your job? Cleaning haunted houses while avoiding terrifying monsters. Ready to face the spine-tingling challenge with your team?
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.7%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Investigation 11.4%, Multiplayer 10.7%
- #29 This is a Ghost
78% matchVery Positive91% of 470 reviews2024
Dev: Nuci
Windows
This is a Ghost is a ghost-hunting psychological horror game. Using your equipment, track down paranormal activity and gather evidence to identify the entity, then banish it from this world! Solo and online co-op play for up to 4 players. 👻
Why similar: Online Co-Op 12.5%, Lovecraftian 12.4%, Demons 12.3%, Investigation 12.1%, Detective 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the simulation of paranormal investigation, requiring careful evidence collection to identify spirits.
- #30 DeathWatchers
78% 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: Online Co-Op 17.7%, Demons 13.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a variety of investigation tools and ghost types, providing a familiar experience for fans of the genre.
- #31 The Other Side
76% matchVery Positive93% of 1,005 reviews2025
Dev: Vectora Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Other Side is a co-op psychological thriller for up to 6 players. Your goal is to investigate haunted locations using modern ghost hunting equipment, gather evidence, identify entities, and cleanse them from the location. Customize your character, headquarters, and more.
Why similar: Demons 17.8%, Horror 13.4%, Co-op 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.2%
- #32 Chased by Darkness
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 412 reviews2021
Dev: South Blue Moon
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chased by Darkness is a 1-4 players co-op survival horror. Your mission is to face supernatural entities and banish them to the spiritual plane. Explore, fight enemies and don't let the darkness reach you.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.4%, Horror 14.6%, Co-op 13%, Thriller 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that emphasizes the tension of being hunted in dark, claustrophobic environments.
- #33 PARANOIA PLACE
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,688 reviews2025
Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
PARANOIA PLACE is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Together or alone, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty demonic killer.
Why similar: Demons 18.7%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Horror 14.5%, Co-op 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
- #34 Unpossess: Exorcism Simulator
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: Chreseeba Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Unpossess is a 1-4 co-op exorcism simulator game set in the early 1900s. Players take on the role of exorcists responsible for addressing cases of human possession.
Why similar: Demons 14%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Co-op 12%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Thriller 11.5%
- #35 Exorcist Simulator
75% matchMixed68% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: D.M.G.V
Windows
Exorcist Simulator is a 1‑4 player online co‑op horror where every play asks the same, terrible question: Will you cast out the Devil —or wear his skin?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 11.6%, Demons 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Detective 9.3%, Investigation 9.2%
- #36 Inside the Backrooms
75% matchVery Positive80% of 46,110 reviews2022
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Online Co-Op 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Co-op 12%
- #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: Investigation 13%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 12.1%, Demons 12%, Co-op 11.9%
- #38 Species: Unknown
71% matchVery Positive95% of 7,827 reviews2025
Dev: WanadevStudio
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.3%, Horror 17.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #39 Backrooms: Escape Together
72% matchVery Positive88% of 36,535 reviews2022
Dev: Triiodide Studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A visually lifelike co-op horror for 1-6 people. Journey through 10 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.2%, Horror 17.6%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Co-op 14.2%
- #40 Emissary Zero
71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,952 reviews2025
Dev: Rone Vine
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Co-op horror (1-4 players). You are sent to explore a mysterious building at night. Find the Moon and try to return alive.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.6%, Horror 16.6%, Multiplayer 14%, Co-op 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%
- #41 The Headliners
70% matchVery Positive86% of 10,062 reviews2025
Dev: KAFI
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Co-op horror game where you play in teams of 1 to 8 reckless journalists, ready to explore a city overrun by deadly creatures to snap spectacular footage. Your only goal: make the headlines without becoming one.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.2%, Co-op 18.7%, Horror 18.1%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Dark 6%
- #42 MIMESIS
69% matchVery Positive85% of 9,316 reviews2025
Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
4 Player co-op survival horror game. When the cursed rain falls, 'Mimesis' appear, perfectly imitating your teammates, bringing a new level of tension you've never experienced before.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 33.4%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 20.7%, First-Person 10.5%, Survival Horror 7.6%
- #43 Dark Past
74% matchMixed59% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: SURPRISED HOTDOG LIMITED
Windows
Dark Past is based on psychological horror by paranormal activity occurring during your investigations. Play solo or up to 4 players to try and solve the mystery of what entity is left behind.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 11.1%, Demons 10.8%, Investigation 10.3%, Detective 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #44 Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 503 reviews2025
Dev: Pugsy StudiosPub: GameDev.ist
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
"Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 12.1%, Demons 9.6%, Investigation 9.3%, Horror 9%, Detective 8.9%
- #45 The Escape: Together
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,384 reviews2023
Dev: Nightstuff Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.
Why similar: Demons 20.7%, Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark 12.3%, Co-op 10.9%
- #46 Malum
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 576 reviews2021
Dev: MalumGames
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Malum is the premier C-list horror game. Run from a motely collection of bizarre demons then summon in some guns to turn the tables on them. Best enjoyed with friends.
Why similar: Demons 16%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Co-op 11.5%, Horror 11.3%
- #47 Phylakterion
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Lich Again Games
Windows
Phylakterion is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game in which you’ll enter different locations in search of a possessed vessel. Search, Identify, and Destroy the vessel and the entity inhabiting it – before the entity finds YOU!
Why similar: Investigation 16.3%, Demons 15.5%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Multiplayer 10.7%
- #48 Holy Purge : Exorcist
73% matchMixed69% of 246 reviews2022
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Holy Purge is a co-op horror game where players play as priests who exorcise demons in various scenarios.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 14.9%, Demons 12.9%, Co-op 11.4%, Horror 10.8%, Thriller 10.6%
- #49 Horror Squad
73% matchMixed53% of 695 reviews2021
Dev: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Horror Squad is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. Assemble your squad to clear the areas cursed by terrifying creatures.
Why similar: Thriller 14.3%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Co-op 13.1%, Horror 12.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #50 The Mortuary Assistant
70% 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: Horror 26%, Demons 19.9%, Surreal 12.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Thriller 8.5%
- #51 Psychoscopy
69% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: CrowNest Games
Windows
Psychoscopy is a 5 player co-op horror game that you try to gather evidences about paranormal activities in large areas. Make a team with your 4 friends, take your equipments and hunt down paranormal activities.
Why similar: Demons 17%, Thriller 16.7%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Horror 10.8%, Mystery 9.6%
- #52 Ghostbane
69% matchMixed68% of 188 reviews2024
Dev: Pi Bit
Windows
Ghostbane, is a Co-Op horror game for 1-4 players. Detect paranormal activity, collect evidence of ghosts, hunt ghosts by rituals, and conduct detailed investigations about ghosts in your main base.
Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Demons 13.4%, Co-op 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #53 Inout
68% matchMixed69% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: Gample
Windows
INOUT is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players. For years, the locals have been afraid of an old mansion in Madyland. A possessed maniac and an ancient evil have settled here. Become a member of a team of exorcists and expel the evil force!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.1%, Horror 14.9%, Co-op 13.4%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #54 Murky Divers
66% matchVery Positive88% of 5,214 reviews2024
Dev: Embers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.2%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Multiplayer 16.7%, First-Person 9.6%
- #55 Backrooms: Extractions
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 685 reviews2025
Dev: Headlight Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cooperate with up to 6 players to explore, search, and extract lost agents within the Backrooms. Solve puzzles, unlock tools, survive against entities, and progress through increasingly dangerous levels.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 16.6%, Multiplayer 15%, Co-op 10.5%
- #56 Anomaly Company
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: Kekdot
Windows
You and your crew are sent in to assess reality in this 4-player co-op horror game. Memorize the environment. Spot disturbing anomalies. Decide if the timeline is safe. One bad call—and you’re forced to start over.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.5%, Co-op 14%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 13.4%, Multiplayer 11%
- #57 Hospital 666
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,377 reviews2024
Dev: Lokin
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.9%, Horror 18.9%, Thriller 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Multiplayer 12.5%
- #58 Forsake: Urban horror
68% matchVery Positive80% of 222 reviews2023
Dev: Unseen Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Forsake is a 1 to 4 player co-op online survival horror game where each player is a member of an urban explorer group. Choose your equipment to explore places full of paranormal and exorcise them, if you think you can handle it!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.5%, Horror 13.7%, Co-op 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Multiplayer 11%
- #59 SEVERANCE
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 566 reviews2025
Dev: Sykes Games
Windows
Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Thriller 12.4%
- #60 Zort
64% matchVery Positive90% of 13,571 reviews2024
Dev: Londer Software
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Zort is an action, adventure, and horror game that can be played with up to 4 people. Explore maps with your friends and have fun while escaping from various creatures. Experience a realistic horror experience with in-game voice chat with your friends!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.9%, Horror 16.9%, Co-op 16%, Psychological Horror 14%, Cinematic 11%
