- #1 Them and Us
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,665 reviews2021
Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.8%, Third-Person Shooter 18.5%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Horror 12.5%, Third Person 11.4%
- #2 Carnival Massacre
96% matchVery Positive90% of 228 reviews2025
Dev: Norbert BaranyiPub: BEDTIMESTORIES
Windows
Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.8%, Inventory Management 15.8%, Horror 12.9%, Third-Person Shooter 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #3 Tormented Souls
96% matchVery Positive90% of 8,214 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Third-Person Shooter 15%, Horror 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Third Person 8.7%
- #4 DreadOut
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,721 reviews2014
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Third Person 12.1%, Adventure 4.6%
- #5 Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 935 reviews2023
Dev: Invader StudiosPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a third-person story-driven survival horror game prequel to the critically acclaimed Daymare: 1998. Step into the shoes of agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now in the service of H.A.D.E.S. unit and prepare to face the true horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 16.4%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Third Person 13.9%, Shooter 11.8%
- #6 Eldervale
94% matchVery Positive88% of 138 reviews2019
Dev: Solkitte
Windows
Eldervale is a Third-Person Survival Horror Adventure game, made in the style of early 2000's classics. Explore a large, interconnected level, solve puzzles, uncover the story and survive the horrors by strategic use of your resources and fight or flight decisions.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Third-Person Shooter 19.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Horror 10.8%, Gore 8%
- #7 The Killing Antidote
92% matchVery Positive89% of 7,859 reviews2024
Dev: MetalStar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This is a TPS game. Shooting, fighting, dress-up, puzzle solving, and more. In the future, a special germ causes humans to be constantly infected and mutated. The protagonist, Jodi, is a brave journalist who goes on her way to find the legendary antidote and is in danger.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.7%, Third-Person Shooter 23.4%, Third Person 10.3%, Horror 9.8%, Shooter 8.8%
- #8 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,958 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, Horror 20.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Gore 11.9%, Violent 9.1%
- #9 Selene's Unbearable Night
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 174 reviews2024
Dev: Farelas
Windows
A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.6%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 13.5%, Third Person 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #10 Hollowbody
91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,618 reviews2024
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Third-Person Shooter 17.9%, Third Person 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Shooter 7.8%
- #11 Crow Country
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,366 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Third-Person Shooter 18.4%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Horror 11.9%, Third Person 9.5%
- #12 Daymare: 1998
90% matchMixed69% of 4,297 reviews2019
Dev: Invader Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Horror 14.7%, Third-Person Shooter 14.3%, Gore 10.2%, Third Person 9.3%
- #13 The Dead Thread
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: JSK Games
Windows
A third-person zombie survival horror in the style of classic Resident Evil. Play as Beth, battle hordes of undead, alluring female foes, and towering bosses in a fallen town, while what you wear becomes part of your survival in a 90s B-movie nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.6%, Third-Person Shooter 15.4%, Inventory Management 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Gore 9.3%
- #14 Bio Goddess : Doomsday Begins
87% matchVery Positive85% of 316 reviews2025
Dev: Z School Studio
Windows
Bio Goddess: Doomsday Begins is a third-person shooter survival game where players assume the role of a female high school student surviving in a school struck by a biochemical crisis. They investigate the events, uncover their connection to their father, and explore their own identity.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.7%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Horror 14.5%, Third Person 9.5%, Shooter 7.4%
- #15 Evil Awaits™
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Chai Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery of Archdale Castle in this Indie Action Survival Horror when an explosion threatens to expose a family curse and a new epidemic
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.6%, Female Protagonist 15%, Horror 14.7%, Third Person 10.8%, Dark 7.9%
- #16 Fragile Reflection
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.5%, Third-Person Shooter 17.9%, Gore 12.2%, Horror 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #17 Wounded - The Beginning
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 295 reviews2019
Dev: Workbench Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23%, Horror 17.1%, Gore 13.1%, Violent 11.7%, Dark 7.2%
- #18 Unholy
86% matchMixed63% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.9%, Gore 16.3%, Horror 14.6%, Violent 11.4%, Dark 9.8%
- #19 DreadOut Remastered Collection
84% matchMixed57% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Face supernatural horrors in these 2 games in 1 remastered collection of third-person survival horror. Play as Linda, a high school student armed with a smartphone and camera, as she survives terrifying encounters and uncovers dark secrets across two chilling adventures. Will you survive the dread?
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Horror 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Third Person 14.2%, Dark 7.1%
- #20 DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,171 reviews2016
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.8%, Horror 21.8%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Third Person 14.5%, Gore 9.3%
- #21 The Chant
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,272 reviews2022
Dev: Brass TokenPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28%, Horror 16.6%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Third Person 15.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #22 Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
83% matchVery Positive83% of 1,592 reviews2017
Dev: Angry Demon Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn is a first person horror game heavily inspired by Swedish folklore and the Nordic mythology to create the nightmares that's been haunting Swedish children for many generations.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Gore 14.2%, Violent 9%, Nudity 7.3%
- #23 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,540 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Horror 24.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Inventory Management 7.4%, Adventure 5.6%
- #24 Airtight City 密闭之城1.0
81% matchVery Positive96% of 412 reviews2021
Dev: 豆丁儿独立游戏工作室Pub: Little Bean Games
Windows
This is a TPS, horror-type action shooting game. The game will draw players into a terrifying dark world with detailed atmosphere rendering and weird story. Here, you are not defenseless, but even with a gun, you can't suppress the trembling from the heart. Game revenue is used for 2.0 development.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.7%, Gore 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Horror 11.6%, Third Person 8.6%
- #25 Secret Archives
81% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Juice Game
Windows
This is a third person shooter game The main plot is a secret experiment being conducted somewhere in the future During this process, a strange mineral was discovered and caused a large-scale infection The protagonist's task is to retrieve important "files" and escape from this place!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.3%, Survival Horror 26.2%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Shooter 7.5%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #26 Wicked Seed
76% matchVery Positive95% of 1,416 reviews2026
Dev: Dead Right Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A modern-day horror RPG with tactical combat and survival horror roots. Customize your loadout, manage limited resources, and exploit enemy weaknesses in tense, strategic encounters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Third Person 14.6%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 5.8%
- #27 深空七号 Deep Space 7
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 312 reviews2024
Dev: JT Studio
Windows
This is an independent action shooting game with a third person horror atmosphere. Facing the terrifying monsters in the space station, you must overcome the shortage of supplies, solve numerous mysteries, and successfully escape danger
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.8%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Horror 13.5%, Shooter 10.5%, Third Person 9.3%
- #28 GYLT
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,297 reviews2023
Dev: Haven MediaPub: Parallel Circles
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.6%, Horror 20.7%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Third Person 12.1%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #29 Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2018
Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Experience an immersive and horrifying episodic single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Third-Person Shooter 25%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Third Person 13.1%, Horror 13.1%
- #30 Grave Prosperity - part 1
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Dark Room Games
Windows
Grave Prosperity is an Action/ Horror title that focuses heavily on player reflex. Take on the role of Amber Ridge, a character who is as mysterious as she is dangerous, and fight your way through the accursed halls of Prosperity.
Why similar: Gore 40.4%, Violent 23.6%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 8.2%
- #31 The Medium
75% matchVery Positive89% of 10,319 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 21%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Third Person 12.9%, Adventure 8.8%, Dark 8%
- #32 DreadOut 2
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,104 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Third Person 12.1%, Gore 9.5%
- #33 Resident Evil Requiem
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 185,609 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.6%, Third-Person Shooter 23.4%, Horror 15%, Inventory Management 8%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #34 Hellkind
74% matchVery Positive93% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Motamot
Windows · Mac
You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Gore 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #35 Darkness Assault
79% matchMixed53% of 680 reviews2015
Dev: Black Lime Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The number of missing in the city increased. People talk about the experiments on human beings. And now, only you can figure out if it was true. Especially because you have no choice. Mysteriously, you find yourself in a terrible location 40 meters underground. Your name is Katrine, and you do not remember anything about your past.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.3%, Gore 20%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Horror 14.7%, Violent 14.3%
- #36 Elise
76% matchMixed56% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Stuart White
Windows
Awakened in a bunker amidst a zombie outbreak after a car crash, guide Elise through harrowing challenges, solve puzzles, and face relentless undead hordes and uncovering the bunker's dark secrets
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Third Person 13.6%, Horror 13.4%, Gore 9.7%
- #37 SUCCUBUS
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,301 reviews2021
Dev: Madmind Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become a demonic priestess of lust and use her unique skills to take revenge on your enemies. Regain your kingdom making hell tremble under your hooves! Leave no one alive if they won't bend the knee.
Why similar: Gore 18%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Nudity 14.8%, Sexual Content 12.2%, Violent 9.7%
- #38 The Mortuary Assistant
73% matchVery Positive92% of 8,787 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 51.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Dark 9.6%, Mystery 8.5%
- #39 Tormented Souls 2
71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,210 reviews2025
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.8%, Third-Person Shooter 17%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Horror 9.1%, Third Person 9%
- #40 Fear the Spotlight
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,323 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.1%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Horror 15.4%, Third Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #41 Outliver: Tribulation
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: GBROSSOFT
Windows
A dark history comes calling in this "African Mythology meets Survival-Horror and Souls-like" experience! You play as the soldier who mysteriously ends up in a supernatural realm, of which her only way out is to partake in an ancient ritual... or so she believes.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.8%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Third Person 10%, Shooter 8.2%
- #42 SIGNALIS
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,748 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: Survival Horror 29.8%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Third-Person Shooter 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Violent 7.1%
- #43 THE MUTE HOUSE
71% matchVery Positive80% of 309 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Horror 16.8%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Gore 13.4%, Violent 9%
- #44 Eternal Evil
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 589 reviews2022
Dev: Honor Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A small town is being taken over by ghouls. Solve puzzles, carefully read notes and use various weapons against horrific and evolving enemies to uncover what is behind this gruesome event. Eternal Evil is an old-school survival-horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Horror 15.5%, Gore 13.6%, Violent 9%, Dark 6.6%
- #45 Remorse: The List
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 320 reviews2022
Dev: Ashkandi
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.9%, Gore 16.7%, Horror 14.4%, Violent 11%, Shooter 8.9%
- #46 BrokenLore: DON’T LIE
69% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Serafini ProductionsPub: Wired Productions
Windows
BrokenLore: DON'T LIE is a Japanese psychological horror game exploring trauma, isolation, and a fractured reality where perception becomes increasingly unreliable.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 49.6%, Horror 28%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 6.4%, Mystery 4.9%
- #47 Lunar Eclipse
69% matchVery Positive83% of 841 reviews2025
Dev: Black Rabbit's Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore dark locations, solve puzzles, and uncover a gripping story. Fight or evade bloodthirsty zombies using wit and agility. Immerse yourself in a tense adventure with a charming blonde heroine in a chilling, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.9%, Nudity 21.7%, Sexual Content 12.3%, Survival Horror 11%, Third Person 10.5%
- #48 NightCry
74% matchMixed59% of 301 reviews2016
Dev: Nude MakerPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
NightCry is set on a cruise ship, and you have been invited along for the cruise of a (possibly short) lifetime. While your surroundings are luxurious and the guests are friendly, not everything is as it should be. The guests and the crew start to turn up dead, the victims of some foul murderer.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.7%, Third Person 20.6%, Horror 20%, Puzzle 10.4%, Dark 9.4%
- #49 Werewolf: The Inner Beast
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 227 reviews2026
Dev: FTRGameStudio
Windows
Werewolf: The Inner Beast is a 3D third person survival horror game with a female protagonist. Escape a werewolf-haunted space station as a kidnapped survivor. Hide, fight, survive.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.3%, Survival Horror 19%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Third Person 9.7%, Horror 6.7%
- #50 Perception
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 635 reviews2017
Dev: The Deep End Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.
Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Female Protagonist 29.8%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #51 Ground Zero
66% matchVery Positive89% of 786 reviews2026
Dev: Malformation GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fight through post-apocalyptic South Korea in this retro survival horror. Uncover the truth behind the devastating meteor impact that left the country in ruins and turned every living organism into a terrifying monstrosity. Fight. Solve puzzles. Upgrade gear. Make every bullet count.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Third-Person Shooter 20.3%, Horror 11.7%, Third Person 11.7%, Shooter 7.9%
- #52 Poopy's Playland
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: EmilJoes Games
Windows
Play as a grieving mother whose child went missing in a playland one year ago. Use your trusty flashlight to navigate through the dark, solve replayable puzzles to progress forward, and hide from the unstable killer mascots! Investigate the mysteries and find out the truth...
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.2%, Horror 21.1%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Puzzle 10%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #53 Incantation
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,202 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Gore 16.3%, Violent 11.5%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #54 Project Werewulf
67% matchVery Positive83% of 826 reviews2025
Dev: FTRGameStudio
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Project Werewulf is a 3D third person adult survival horror game with a female protagonist. Story driven linear gameplay with semi-open world elements.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.4%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Horror 9.2%, Nudity 9.1%
- #55 Deca
70% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Chrome Horizon 3DPub: Chrome Horizon 3D
Windows
It is a horror game, developed inside the psychiatric hospital Deca. Our protagonist wakes up disoriented, bloody, and unable to remember what she does there. Everything is dark, but she can see corpses lying on the floor and she hears noises, which leads her to think that she is alone.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.9%, Gore 19.9%, Horror 16.3%, Violent 12.7%, Nudity 8.4%
- #56 High School Dirty Secrets
66% matchVery Positive95% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.
Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Gore 15.2%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #57 Amnesia: Rebirth
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,356 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.8%, Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 12%, Puzzle 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #58 Senior Sunset
66% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: DecagerDev
Windows
35 dead students, dozens of silenced parents, and one police coverup later you decide it's time to take matters into your own hands. You descend into the depths of your high school to figure out what really happened to your classmates.
Why similar: Survival Horror 40.5%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Horror 13.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Action 6.9%