- #1 LIMINALPHOBIA
97% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Zeta bit
Windows
Travel through dark dingy apartments and cold stone basements. Stay away from the many creatures following you around every corner. Find collectibles and outlast the demons. walk this first-person horror experience through twisting mazes and search for keys. Outlast the demons and find any way out.
Why similar: Action 30.2%, Indie 23.2%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.8%
- #2 Protocol Nightmare
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Cauan BuzolinPub: Buzolin Studios
Windows
Survive three nights of absolute terror while more than 10 monsters hunt you down. Explore secret paths, complete tasks, use your flashlight and scanner, upgrade your abilities, and face an intense survival experience.
Why similar: Action 27.9%, Survival Horror 26%, Indie 17.4%, Horror 16.6%, First-Person 10%
- #3 Deadsigns
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Jean-Baptiste Leonelli
Windows
DeadSigns is a first person action game with survival and tower defense features. Go through many nights and beat a lot of monsters with style and get the best score !
Why similar: Action 32.2%, Indie 24%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 13.3%, First-Person 9.7%
- #4 Beware Behind You
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Jay Martel Dev
Windows
You somehow ended up in a creepy forest, with a broken car and a monster howling in the distance. Survive, find the missing car parts and escape this cursed place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Difficult 15.9%, Horror 15.2%, Survival Horror 10.4%, First-Person 10.2%
- #5 祟り坂 | TATARI Curse road
94% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO DYD
Windows
A simple survival horror set in a hilly town where you must escape from a ghost. There are no puzzles, item usage, or complex controls. If you fail, try again, memorize the roads, and find your way to the goal.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.1%, Horror 19.3%, Action 17.5%, Indie 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #6 Wrong train
94% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: RG-Studio
Windows
What if you got on the wrong train that you were waiting for and fell asleep, and woke up to find that there are no people around anywhere else, and the train itself is endless? Will you be able to return home?
Why similar: Action 25.9%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 13.1%, First-Person 12.4%
- #7 Grederys
91% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: SgallorPub: SgallorGames
Windows
Grederys - is a short indie horror game with elements of stealth. The plot of the game revolves around the protagonist Kleit Kremer, who, returning home by taxi, gets into a terrible car accident. Test your strength in finding all the necessary items, keys and try to escape from the monsters.
Why similar: Action 26.2%, Survival Horror 25.5%, First-Person 10.6%, Indie 9.8%, Difficult 7.1%
- #8 A Simple Door
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keter studio
Windows
Try to escape from “A Simple Door” by facing your past, your darkest secrets and your fears through the doors.
Why similar: Action 22.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 16.7%, First-Person 15.4%
- #9 Fear the Dark Unknown: James
90% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.
Why similar: Action 30.7%, Indie 23.6%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11%
- #10 Shadow Corridor
89% matchVery Positive91% of 2,140 reviews2019
Dev: Space Onigiri Game LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 28.9%, Action 16.3%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Indie 13.3%
- #11 The Hilltop Mansion
89% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: OkawariHakumai
Windows
Can you escape from this cursed mansion? Rely on the clues left by the ancestors to break the curse of the mansion and survive through it!
Why similar: Action 45.8%, Indie 35.2%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Horror 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #12 Seeing Red
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Lyterian Games
Windows
SEEING RED is a first-person survival horror game where isolation and terror reign. As Benjamin, an ex-military detective, return to his haunted hometown to search for his missing sister. Uncover dark secrets and battle grotesque foes.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.3%, Horror 21.2%, Action 19%, First-Person 13.9%, Indie 11.1%
- #13 Lost Room: Escape
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Fantastica Games
Windows
As twilight descends and the world plunges into darkness, you, a seasoned police officer, find yourself answering a harrowing call that shatters the peace of a quiet, unassuming neighborhood. The distressed voice on the other end speaks of Lost Apartment, a place steeped in sinister legends.
Why similar: Action 28.6%, Survival Horror 28%, Horror 19.7%, 3D 11.9%, Indie 8.7%
- #14 Dark Days of Horror
88% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Alexander Casha
Windows
Dive into this survival horror game where your hero kill zombies and have also to destroy the laboratory in which they are being produced. Complete tasks to move to the next level.
Why similar: Action 44.5%, Survival Horror 27.3%, Horror 16%, Indie 12.2%
- #15 Stalked in Solitude
83% matchMixed68% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: jjpokey
Windows
A teenager's quiet night home alone turns into a fight for survival in this psychological survival horror. Scavenge for tools, outsmart a relentless stalker, and make life-or-death choices in a chilling race to escape. Every decision matters—can you survive the night?
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 15.6%, Action 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #16 Night shift: Warehouse
86% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Elephant Arts
Windows
Enter a dark warehouse where you must monitor cameras and search for anomalies in a realistic environment. Can you spot the unusual events before there are too many? A suspenseful atmosphere and fear at every turn will pull you into this chilling horror experience.
Why similar: Difficult 25.1%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 11.9%
- #17 Wick
85% matchVery Positive86% of 691 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Horror 22.4%, Action 15%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Indie 12.6%
- #18 Liberation
84% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: WINTERS
Windows
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: Survival Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 18.5%, Action 17.9%, First-Person 12.9%
- #19 A Moustache in the House
84% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Games On AcidzzPub: Gambeat
Windows
You are not alone in your own house.... solve the puzzles and find a way out.
Why similar: Action 40.4%, Indie 31.1%, Difficult 10.6%, Horror 8.1%, Exploration 4.8%
- #20 Water Boiling Simulator
79% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: wolfyer
Windows · Linux
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: Survival Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 16.3%, Action 11.4%, First-Person 11%
- #21 Uncle Otice
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JMCOR Dev
Windows
A narrative horror experience about fear, abandonment, and survival. Trapped inside a distorted home, you’re hunted by a smiling presence that turns escape into a game. Guided by a talking teddy bear who knows too much, your choices decide the truth — or your fate.
Why similar: Horror 17.4%, Indie 16.5%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.6%, First-Person 11.6%
- #22 September Fall - Loneliness
81% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Nguyen Quoc Hai
Windows
You are playing the role of a husband going to meet his wife, who is on a deserted island fighting for survival with others to obtain a powerful stone.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16.9%, Action 15.7%, First-Person 9.3%
- #23 LASHEK
82% matchMixed57% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Daniil VolgutskovPub: TR&UN
Windows
Make up your mind to enter the LASHEK family home and solve its mystery!
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.7%, Action 28.1%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 12%, 3D 8.1%
- #24 Barbara-ian
81% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Owlbear
Windows · Mac
Break-neck dungeoneering with 1 hit point. You play Barbara-ian, a mythical badass with perma-rage & a penchant for smashing. Featuring super fast paced physics based mayhem, one hit is all that stands between you and a quick restart
Why similar: Action 39.7%, Indie 30.5%, Difficult 29.8%
- #25 Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: K Monkey
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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: Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Action 17.3%, Indie 13.3%
- #26 낙화 -falling flower-
76% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: DO NOT TOUCH
Windows
"I have to defeat the Demon King and return home cursed."
Why similar: Difficult 24.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Horror 9.5%
- #27 都市伝説.exe
74% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: RainyDollGamesPub: エヌビーゲームズ
Windows
Escape from the terrifying urban myth and strive for survival. Immerse yourself in a heart-pounding and nail-biting escape in this first-person survival horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.2%, Action 20.9%, Horror 19.1%, Indie 18%, First-Person 6.7%
- #28 Creepy Claus
77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: LimeYee
Windows
Its your first day on the job but Santa isn't impressed Wrap the presents to escape OR ELSE!
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Horror 18.6%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Action 16%, Indie 9.8%
- #29 Anomalia
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Breno Alexsander
Windows
You must survive this horror and puzzle game, Robots were created to aid in technological advances, but here they are getting more and more terrible, explore the place and delve deeper into the terror.
Why similar: Action 40%, Horror 19.3%, First-Person 13.8%, 3D 12%, Indie 10.3%
- #30 Madness in the dark
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enfain
Windows
Monsters hide in the darkness - shoot to light up the room. But be careful - shots attract new enemies. Will you be able to find your way to the light?
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 15.8%, Action 11.2%, First-Person 10.4%
- #31 Witchkin
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: Coven Games
Windows
Witchkin is a first person 'hide-and-sneak' survival horror game in the vein of Slender.
Why similar: Action 33.1%, Indie 27.1%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Horror 17.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #32 Tross
79% matchMostly Negative40% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Shadowprerequisite
Windows
Enter the unforgiving Tross program and fly through a digital world in order to prevent the next Cyberplague.
Why similar: Indie 40.2%, Action 34.2%, Difficult 25.6%
- #33 Night Of Evil: Werewolf
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beto SantosPub: MadSoft Studio
Windows
Trapped in a rural town and hunted by a relentless werewolf, your only chance is to run, hide, and survive. No weapons, no help—just you against the night. Use your instincts and the environment to escape before it finds you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.3%, Action 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 6.2%
- #34 SCP-087: Recovered document
78% matchMostly Negative39% of 94 reviews2018
Dev: Korovkin Nikita
Windows
SCP-087: Recovered documents - first-person horror, that tells the story of a classified object.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 22.1%, Action 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Indie 16.1%
- #35 Lost Hope: Backrooms
74% matchMixed69% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: mdvdPub: Lost Hope games
Windows
Lost Hope, a chilling horror game set in the eerie Backrooms universe, challenges players to delve into enigmatic locations teeming with bizarre and inexplicable phenomena. Embark on an expedition alone or with friends!
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.7%, Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, First-Person 12.5%, Action 7.8%
- #36 Kickochet
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AesthPub: Robo Corp
Windows
Kickochet is a tough-as-nails-lite™ action game where you skillfully kick and ricochet your only shuriken off walls, around puzzles, and through robot faces. Race the clock, rescue your ninja cat, and destroy Robo Corp before their cat memes take over the world!
Why similar: Action 41.6%, Indie 32%, Difficult 23.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #37 MR. FLESH FLAM
70% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: williamdev.jpeg
Windows
MR FLESH FLAM is a single-player psychological horror game. When a mysterious person stuck in the line between reality and mentality gets lonely, he creates his own friends out of flesh and needles.
Why similar: Action 29.4%, Indie 22.6%, Survival Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, First-Person 9.2%
- #38 Manor Maze
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fieldtenstein
Windows
Have you ever dreamed about being trapped in a manor where the architecture is a maze? Understandable, but unfortunately that will be happening. Where each maze has its own mechanic, will you be able to decipher them to free yourself from a place where it seems like you have no allies.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.7%, Indie 26.1%, Horror 20.2%, First-Person 12.2%, 3D 6.2%
- #39 Check-In, Never Out
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: HogletNovaGames
Windows
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 22.9%, Horror 19.4%, Indie 15.9%, Action 14.6%, First-Person 13%
- #40 Last Floor
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 367 reviews2020
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Оne day your life changes dramatically and you become a hostage of your own home. Your task is to survive but to do this you need to get outside.
Why similar: Action 28.7%, Indie 22.6%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Difficult 8.7%
- #41 Just Work
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: DuckLoopStudios
Windows
Just Work is a first-person horror co-op game set in a massive industrial complex owned by the enigmatic corporation EternaTIMA. You’ve just accepted a suspicious job offer, desperate to make money for your mother’s hospital bills—but this facility holds secrets you were never meant to uncover.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 13.3%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, First-Person 11.8%
- #42 The Thing at the Window
72% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: VladiMattPub: Two Glass Hams
Windows
Home alone in the American midwest, there's a storm coming and something's trying to break into your house at night.
Why similar: Difficult 26.9%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Horror 16%, Action 14.9%, First-Person 13.1%
- #43 Room231
70% matchMixed52% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Genie Games
Windows
Room231 is a single player horror game, which is based on the famous creepy pasta called "Backrooms". Player must find an exit to leave room231 and reach the truth of room231.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Horror 17.4%, Action 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, First-Person 11.2%
- #44 Fear the Dark Unknown
73% matchMixed66% of 161 reviews2019
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.
Why similar: Action 36.1%, Indie 27.3%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #45 Yoko no Hanashi
66% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: MerendaTeam
Windows
Yoko no Hanashi is a first-person survival horror game where you need to survive in an abandoned college with one of your chosen yandere: Yoto (male version) and Yoko (female version)
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.3%, Horror 16.2%, Indie 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, First-Person 10.6%
- #46 Hellventure
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magyu Studio
Windows
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: Survival Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 18.8%, Action 14.8%, First-Person 13.1%
- #47 Pyromaniac
65% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2026
Dev: Dominik BraunPub: tayoDEV
Windows
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Action 17.4%, Indie 16.8%, Horror 10.1%
- #48 Italian Brainrot: In Prison
66% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: ShLeksPub: Immortal Hero
Windows
A horror survival game set in a prison corrupted by the madness of the Italian Brainrot movement. Watch the cameras, shut the doors, and save power to survive the monsters. Each night grows more terrifying and unpredictable.
Why similar: Alternate History 26.7%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Difficult 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11%
- #49 The Mare Show
66% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: OutZoomPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Overcome different scenarios and monsters, acquire new lantern visuals and reveal what lies behind this circus of horrors dominated by an insane entity.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.5%, Difficult 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.9%, Action 11.4%
- #50 FatCat with Hat - Reload the Powergun
71% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Mathias Neubert
Windows
FatCat's life is relaxed. But one day his great love Mrs.Cat is kidnapped by the nasty FatDog. FatCat immediately sets out to save his beloved, but the cunning FatDog is prepared. He sends his henchmen to take out the unloved adversary.
Why similar: Action 50%, Indie 38%, Difficult 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #51 DENDAM : Justice and Law for The Murderer
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: PlaykaraSTD
Windows
DENDAM: Justice and Law for the Murderer Feel the tension in the latest horror action game "Hide and Seek", where you must survive by hiding from a terrifying entity that relentlessly hunts you. In this game, nowhere is truly safe listen carefully, hold your breath, and don’t get caught.
Why similar: Action 28.1%, First-Person 18.5%, Indie 14.9%, 3D 12.6%, Survival Horror 6%
- #52 Deliverance
72% matchMixed48% of 27 reviews2015
Dev: TBDTS Games
Windows · Mac
Deliverance is a first-person survival horror game in which you are put into the captivity of a deranged man dawning a serial killing streak with no plans to stop. Play as "Victim #3" and try to find your way out of your captor's imprisonment as you explore a maze-like abandoned asylum.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.4%, Action 28.8%, Indie 23.2%, Horror 18.6%
- #53 Devilry
71% matchMixed68% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: New State
Windows
Survive the night in your rural home as a sinister apparition wreaks havoc in the stately manor. Protect your family from the ghost using a variety of tools and weapons found around the estate.
Why similar: Action 44.6%, Indie 35.8%, Horror 19.6%
- #54 Nightshift - The School Janitor
65% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Irreplaceable Studios
Windows
Survive the night shift at an abandoned school. Complete your cleaning tasks before 5 AM, manage your flashlight battery, and avoid the darkness that hunts you. Can you last 5 nights?
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 19.1%, First-Person 10.4%, Exploration 10.1%
- #55 Junkyard Fury
67% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel HoodPub: Dhood Gaming
Windows
You appear in what seems to be an abandoned Junkyard, you don't quite know how you got there... But your not alone. Try to escape the Junkyard of killer cars, if you can.
Why similar: Action 20.3%, Horror 17.4%, Survival Horror 15.1%, First-Person 14.5%, Exploration 13.4%
- #56 Shelf Life
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NeonGhost Studio
Windows
Solve your supervisor's deadly task sequence to survive, but be warned: every wrong guess makes the store a more monstrous labyrinth. Unravel the horrific code and finally clock out, or be a permanent employee.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, First-Person 11.1%
- #57 The Hunt In Sanity
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kaboom Games
Windows
The Hunt In Sanity is a first-person psychological horror game. You play as Jason searching for his wife. As you explore eerie environments.You must scavenge for supplies to survive relentless attacks from evil Enemies.Find hidden clues, solve puzzles, and delve into the secrets of your wife's past
Why similar: Action 23.4%, Survival Horror 21.2%, Indie 18%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 12.4%
- #58 The Square Game
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Aiden J Rodgers
Windows
The Square Game is an insanely hard 2D action platformer with 24 short action packed levels.
Why similar: Action 46%, Indie 35.4%, Difficult 13.1%, Exploration 5.5%