- #1 Claire
97% matchVery Positive94% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: TS GAMES LLC
Windows
Beth returns to her estranged sister’s house in 1963. Explore chilling, richly detailed levels, solve puzzles, and uncover haunting family secrets. Face intense scares and heart-pounding chases, with your choice shaping multiple endings.
Why similar: Immersive 31.8% ★, Survival Horror 16.2%, Lore-Rich 15%, Dark 10.1%, Horror 8.6%
- #2 Hundred Acre Wood
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gregg RahubaPub: Jared R. Bair
Windows
Explore and survive a twisted Hundred Acre Wood while being hunted by an old childhood friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. Rescue Christopher Robin with the help of Eldritch Beasts that were once familiar faces. Discover what took place and has changed a once beautiful land into something dark and dangerous.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Survival Horror 20%, Dark 13.4%, Horror 11.9%, Lore-Rich 9.4%
- #3 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
96% matchVery Positive88% of 307 reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Horror 15.8%, Lore-Rich 8.9%, Dark 7.5%
- #4 The Night Shift
95% matchMixed58% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Red Spiral Studios
Windows
Trapped in a department store during a storm, survive with only a flashlight while completing tasks and evading a malevolent presence that only moves when you're not looking. Uncover secrets and face evolving horrors in this immersive first-person horror game.
Why similar: Immersive 37.7% ★, Survival Horror 24.2%, Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 5.6%, Dark 4.7%
- #5 ISO/2004
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Koniipinka GamesPub: NEUROTICFLY
Windows
ISO/2004 is a grounded psychological horror game about guilt, trauma, and disturbing memories rotting inside a decaying provincial home. Step into a suffocating, atmospheric nightmare where raw emotional tension slowly warps reality. Face what you left behind before the shadows consume you.
Why similar: Immersive 51.1% ★, Horror 17.4%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Dark 9.8%, 3D 4.5%
- #6 Dreams in the Witch House
94% matchVery Positive92% of 436 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 26.4%, Lore-Rich 22.4%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Time Management 11.8%, Horror 8.7%
- #7 HORROR TALES: The Wine
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 477 reviews2021
Dev: Carlos Coronado
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
Why similar: Immersive 34.2% ★, Survival Horror 19%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 11%
- #8 Beneath Paris
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Spiral Studios
Windows
Descend into the forbidden French Catacombs in this atmospheric first person horror experience. Explore restricted tunnels, uncover hidden secrets, and venture deeper into forgotten passages where the further you go, the more it feels like something is down there with you.
Why similar: Immersive 34.6% ★, Survival Horror 26.5%, Horror 16.5%, Dark 7.2%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #9 Terror in the Corn
91% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: FreakZone Games
Windows
The witch’s ominous chanting echoes through the corn field, a rogues' gallery of deranged monsters is out for your blood, an eerie mist rolls in from worlds unknown... and you don’t even remember how you got here. Can you escape the Terror in the Corn?
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.3%, Lore-Rich 20.8%, Immersive 16.9% ★, Horror 15.7%, Dark 14.8%
- #10 The Sleep Experiment
91% matchMostly Negative26% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: ClawsDev
Windows · Mac
Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.3%, Survival Horror 24.3%, Dark 15%, Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 7%
- #11 The motel
90% matchVery Positive85% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Aura studios
Windows
Work the late-night shift at The Motel, an old roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. Complete simple tasks until a news broadcast reveals a dangerous killer is nearby. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Immersive 39% ★, Lore-Rich 21.5%, Horror 11.8%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Dark 7.5%
- #12 Leave a Light
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Noah Dundas
Windows
Alone in the darkened manor, terrible secrets wait to be brought to light. Discover the clues to your family's past, and search for supplies that may help you survive what lurks in the shadows.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.4%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Dark 10.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Horror 10%
- #13 Last Chance Market
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Premonition Games
Windows
When a grocery list becomes a struggle to survive against cosmic horrors, will you make it through the door? Stay alive, solve the mystery and make your offerings - or end up on a missing person poster in this first-person, non-linear nightmare. But you'd better hurry, the store's closing soon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.8%, Survival Horror 23.4%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Horror 10.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #14 Look Outside
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,602 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Survival Horror 27.3%, Horror 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Dark 7.3%
- #15 The Dark Cowboy
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Valezart
Windows
Embark on a harrowing first-person horror adventure through untamed pine forests and deep caves. Track the Blackwood gang to avenge your family, but beware: outlaws aren't the only threat. Cling to the light, survive otherworldly nightmares, and keep your lantern burning.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.1%, Immersive 24.8% ★, Survival Horror 14.4%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Horror 7.9%
- #16 Dunwich Horror
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atom Brain Games
Windows
Explore the dreaded town of Dunwich, uncover the dark legacy of the Whateley family, and stop the Dunwich Horror if you can. A Lovecraftian monster hunt adventure with point-and-click gameplay and light RPG elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.5%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Horror 12.2%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Time Management 8.4%
- #17 Sleepover at Sam’s
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 0XP Game Studios
Windows
You’re invited to a birthday sleepover in May 1985. But when the laughter fades, the nightmare begins. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive the night in this psychological horror inspired by MADiSON and Stranger Things.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Horror 16.9%, Demons 9%, Dark 8.8%
- #18 3 O'clock Horror
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: 3 O'clock grymlins TeamPub: Gabe Simao
Windows
This is a Lovecraftian-inspired tale of a man writing the horrors of the one night he visited his great uncle's mansion to remember what actually happened at 3 am during the visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.3%, Time Management 20.3%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 10%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #19 Souls Alive: Origins
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Souls Alive Development
Windows
Souls Alive: Origins is a Lovecraftian survival horror game set in a dark sci-fi future. Explore a world where reality bends, ancient cults return, and Cthulhu stirs once more. With a strong focus on story, atmosphere, and visual detail.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.1%, Survival Horror 26.2%, Horror 13.7%, Story Rich 7.6%, Indie 2%
- #20 The Fractured Shimmer
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pendopo CreationsPub: Soft Source
Windows
The Fractured Shimmer is a 2.5D pixel-art survival horror adventure where you follow Eddy, a journalist investigating a string of unsettling murder cases.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.6%, Demons 10%
- #21 Recurrence
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Equinox Interactive
Windows
"Something is broken... and it keeps repeating."A classic survival horror set in a cyberpunk world corrupted by a strange signal. Solve puzzles, face terrifying creatures, and try to escape a nightmare that seems endless
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Survival Horror 22.4%, Retro 10.1%, Horror 10.1%, Dark 8.3%
- #22 Evil Dark
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jinnworks
Windows
The darkness isn't just atmosphere--it's alive. A survival horror for 1-4 players set in 2030. Survive until dawn, or perform the ritual and leave early. Light is your only defense, but it is never guaranteed.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.6%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Horror 10.5%, Dark 10.5%
- #23 The Coma 2B: Catacomb
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 599 reviews2024
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.1%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Lore-Rich 17%, Dark 13%, Horror 10.6%
- #24 PERDITION VILLAGE
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QUIET TOWN STUDIO™
Windows · Mac
Survival horror adventure with 2D pixel graphics and scary story in an dark abandoned village.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.2%, Lore-Rich 21.2%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.6%, Survival Horror 8%
- #25 Plura Ingenia: Patient 16
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oblique Interactive
Windows
The system watches you, studies you, and adapts to who you are. Trapped in a hospital, you undergo a mysterious psychological evaluation. Answer unsettling questions, survive disturbing trials, and uncover the purpose behind the experiment in a psychological horror experience shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 12.8%, Demons 9.2%
- #26 Harvest Hunt
80% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Villainous Games StudioPub: CULT Games
Windows
You are the Warden. Enter the dense cornfields and gather the resources your village desperately needs. But beware: you are not alone. Build a deck of abilities and choose your weapons to face the growing dangers of the night. With a relentless monster after you, will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 10.4%
- #27 The Deadseat
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 610 reviews2025
Dev: Curious Fox Sox
Windows
A horror game where you play a hand-held console in the backseat during a long drive home.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.7%, Dark 16.2%, Horror 14.3%, Lore-Rich 9.4%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #28 Lovelace Case
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BOK Studio
Windows
Lovelace Case is a Retro Lovecraftian Survival Horror set in the 1900s. Explore the nightmarish Mansion, manage scarce resources and face eldritch terrors where survival means choosing what parts of reality you are willing to lose.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.1%, Survival Horror 25.9%, Horror 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #29 Exogenesis: The Erebus Cycle
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nostalgic Brains
Windows
A sci-fi survival horror with cosmic dread. A civilization on the verge of synthesizing human life is drawn to a planet that responds… and traps them like prey. Exploration, environmental puzzles, and heavy, clunky combat where every bullet counts.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.9%, Survival Horror 27.8%, Retro 14.1%, Horror 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #30 Feed The Pit
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Curious Fox Sox
Windows
JOIN THE SOCIETY. Avoid unpredictable horrors that will pursue you relentlessly. Play a vengeful soul's demented game in a haunted forest to find dead bodies. Feed these bodies to THE PIT, lest you be fed to it yourself.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Lore-Rich 18.5%, Horror 14.6%, Retro 12%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #31 CANDLES
77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Proppa
Windows
CANDLES is a top-down, atmospheric horror game where you collect candles scattered throughout a house to perform a sealing ritual on a demon before it gets to you first. Explore the house, find the candles, solve puzzles, and outmaneuver the demon to escape.
Why similar: Immersive 48.7% ★, Survival Horror 23.9%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 10%, Puzzle 3.7%
- #32 RIP Party
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: RewdanSprites
Windows
Throw a party at a maniac's mansion. RIP Party is a single player slasher horror game inspired by 80s & 90s horror movies where you and the NPCs are being hunted. Try and survive the micro sandbox experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.4%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Dark 14.8%, Horror 13.6%, Retro 7.4%
- #33 Workplace Malice
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astrum Studio
Windows
A survival horror in striking HD-2D, Workplace Malice blends exploration, puzzles, and tense combat with scarce resources and grotesque threats, where every choice shapes Theo’s descent into a workplace nightmare.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Survival Horror 21%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #34 Deadlivery Night
74% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Bucefalo Games
Windows · Mac
Deliver food through a city hunted by a serial killer. Deadlivery Night blends fast-paced arcade driving with survival horror as you complete deliveries, escape danger, meet strange characters, and uncover a world of cosmic conspiracies!
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.6%, Dark 20.2%, Retro 16.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Horror 6.7%
- #35 Ashes of Torment
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostfire Entertainment
Windows
Ashes of Torment is a harrowing psychological horror where reality fractures under a tragic past. Solve mind-bending puzzles and survive the darkness as the lines between memory and madness blur. Will you unearth the roots of this curse, or become just another pile of ashes?
Why similar: Immersive 39.2% ★, Survival Horror 22.1%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 8.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #36 The Consuming Shadow
77% matchVery Positive95% of 421 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54%, Survival Horror 23.9%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 7.1%, Indie 2.7%
- #37 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
74% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33%, Survival Horror 23%, Dark 16%, Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #38 사괴야행
75% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: GeuktePub: Dreamforest Entertainment
Windows
Let's escape from the shrine to find the five beads sealed in the red box to avoid various goblins.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.3%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 12.8%, Demons 11.6%
- #39 The Remainer
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 20100
Windows
The Remainer is a survival horror game in which you must travel through a colossal abandoned spaceship. Traverse and adapt to this hostile environment, gather mementos of the past, survive the horrors of this universe and keep yourself together as you plunge deeper and deeper into the unknown.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Demons 9.6%, Dark 8.4%
- #40 The Victor Initiative
73% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Spacepiano Games
Windows
The Initiative was a Welsh government facility that was mysteriously abandoned in the 60s, with rumours of terrifying supernatural threats lurking inside. Will you take the plunge?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 10.7%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #41 Thanks for the Soup
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Solshade Games
Windows
The job's simple: Go around town and satisfy your customers with some nice and hot soup. Hop on your bicycle and go around town, make some money, buy items, take care of your cat, and much more in this immersive horror simulator.
Why similar: Immersive 44% ★, Horror 12.5%, Dark 11.8%, Time Management 10.7%, Retro 9%
- #42 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,142 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Immersive 30.1% ★, Horror 22.3%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Dark 10.4%, Retro 9.6%
- #43 The Unbeatable Path
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: RecklessGames
Windows
In this realistic and immersive first-person horror adventure, you have to beat riddles and puzzles in a hellish environment. While doing so you will unveil the story of Mia and find out why she was finally driven to taking her own life. Will you change her story for the better?
Why similar: Immersive 41.3% ★, Horror 13.1%, Demons 11.1%, Dark 8.8%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #44 INANIMA
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obscure Tales
Windows · Linux
A survival horror game set in the isolated facilities of a strange corporation. Search for limited supplies, and fight terrifying creatures to reveal the truth behind the Lazarus project. Be part of something that will change the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.1%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #45 Triage
69% matchPositive88% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: 5'DigitalPub: Champlain College
Windows
Step into the role of a doctor in the town of Stagmarch, where an otherworldly illness is mutating residents. Get to know your patients, diagnose their illnesses, and treat them. However, you have limited medicine, and every day your patients get worse. How far will you go to save others?
Why similar: Immersive 56.6% ★, Dark 14.6%, Retro 10%, Story Rich 8.4%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #46 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Horror 12.4%, Demons 11.7%, Dark 11.1%
- #47 Canterz Paranormies
71% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Canterz Paranormies is a 2D Top Down survival horror game based on the story of the most renowned paranormal investigation team of the US called "Canterz Paranormies" who got a request from the owner of the Texas Haunted house to investigate it for the paranormal evidence.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 13.3%, Demons 10.9%, Retro 10.6%
- #48 Penumbra Overture
71% matchVery Positive91% of 4,100 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Survival Horror 23%, Lovecraftian 21.2%, Dark 10.9%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #49 99% - 残された被検体 -
69% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: DCG Entertainment,Inc.
Windows
"99%" is a first-person survival horror puzzle game set in an eerie research facility. The protagonist, having lost all memories, explores the twisted and terrifying environment in a desperate attempt to escape.
Why similar: Immersive 45.4% ★, Survival Horror 25.7%, Horror 14.9%, Indie 4.6%, 3D 4.3%
- #50 The Academy of the Cosmic Realm
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blue Moss Games
Windows
The Academy of the Cosmic Realm is a short first-person horror game where you explore an old abandoned academy to discover what terrible event led to it's closure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.7%, Lore-Rich 22.8%, Horror 17.1%, Dark 6.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #51 Lust from Beyond: M Edition
70% matchMixed66% of 353 reviews2022
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Descend into madness in a first-person survival horror inspired by Lovecraft and Giger. Solve the mystery of esoteric cults. Cross the gate to the blasphemous land of Lusst’ghaa. Play the new M-rated cut of the fan-favorite Lust from Beyond.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 11.2%
- #52 The Dark Between
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: RedRooms
Windows
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. Survive within surreal mazes in this retro first-person horror, where only by reassembling your soul can you escape.
Why similar: Immersive 48% ★, Horror 15.7%, Dark 10.3%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
- #53 Dead of Darkness
67% matchVery Positive87% of 211 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 31.2%, Survival Horror 24.1%, Horror 13%, Dark 9.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #54 The Indoors
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RLStudios
Windows
Days after your daughter vanishes, an anonymous note says she’s trapped in an abandoned indoor playground. You break in. It’s dark, rotten, silent. As you search the ruins, something watches you. You’re not alone and it knows you’re there.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.2%, Dark 21.1%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Horror 15.5%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #55 Toing's Pops
68% matchMixed67% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Foamy
Windows
Toing's Pops is a singleplayer survival horror game, you must run and hide from Toing while uncovering the information needed for your escape. Amidst all the chaos, just remember why you came...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 30%, Survival Horror 29.6%, Horror 17.1%, Dark 7.2%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #56 Astray
70% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2015
Dev: Aegon Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.1%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Horror 20.8%, Dark 14.3%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #57 Static Dread: The Lighthouse
64% matchVery Positive91% of 1,355 reviews2025
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 10.9%
- #58 Just an Ordinary Maintenance Check
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Hemohscin Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this puzzle-survival horror game you must enter a sewer and fix the systems inside at a client's request. Navigate the large sewer quickly and quietly. Something stalks the tunnels, only God can save you if it hears you. Work fast, stay quiet, and get out.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Horror 14.6%, Demons 10.7%, Dark 9.9%
- #59 Fishing The Abyss
64% matchVery Positive96% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: umaaaaaa studio
Windows
This is a relaxing atmospheric game where you simply watch a robot catch creatures. Place it at the edge of your screen like a vertical desktop accessory and observe the ecosystem. It’s neither an idle game with mountains of stats nor an exciting fishing game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.3%, Dark 15.5%, Horror 14.1%, Retro 8.7%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #60 Evil Tonight
66% matchVery Positive87% of 534 reviews2021
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.
Why similar: Immersive 28.5% ★, Survival Horror 27.2%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%