- #1 Don't Be Afraid
97% matchVery Positive83% of 980 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.7%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Gore 13.9%, Horror 11%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #2 Visage
96% matchVery Positive84% of 10,814 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Dark 10.4%, Walking Simulator 7.3%
- #3 Don't Play This
95% matchVery Positive84% of 860 reviews2026
Dev: AdmiaPub: Notex
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
Why similar: Gore 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.4%, Mystery 10.2%
- #4 Infliction
96% matchVery Positive81% of 954 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Gore 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Dark 8.5%
- #5 Mists of Aiden
94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Gore 10.3%, Mystery 7.8%
- #6 Scream under the house
94% matchVery Positive83% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Emotional 10.3%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 8.7%
- #7 Silence Channel 2
93% matchVery Positive83% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel?
Why similar: Survival Horror 11.2%, Gore 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 8.5%, Dark 8.2%
- #8 Forest Asylum 2
92% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 9%
- #9 Echoes of Dread
91% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 10%, Dark 8.6%
- #10 MATRESHKA
90% matchVery Positive85% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 12.7%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 9%, Dark 8.8%
- #11 Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,483 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Walking Simulator 16%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #12 Psalm 2
89% matchVery Positive89% of 489 reviews2026
Dev: NotexPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
First-person psychological horror where the elevator is the only safe place. Each floor is a new reality. Each floor has a new inhabitant. Find it to continue your descent downward.
Why similar: Gore 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 13%, Horror 12%, Mystery 10.2%
- #13 Luto
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,290 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 10.8%, Emotional 8.7%, Mystery 8.6%
- #14 Inside Depth 6
88% matchVery Positive85% of 250 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 13.5%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Walking Simulator 8.7%
- #15 The Dark Occult
87% matchMixed69% of 1,267 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Gore 26%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, First-Person 8.9%, Violent 8.9%
- #16 Escape the Ayurok
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,090 reviews2019
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally!
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.7%, Gore 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.1%
- #17 Left Alone
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 646 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Survival Horror 9.2%, Horror 8.8%, First-Person 7.3%
- #18 Don't Remember
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Boo! Games
Windows
In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 8.9%, Puzzle 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #19 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
84% 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: Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 11.1%
- #20 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
82% matchVery Positive84% of 825 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Gore 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 12%, Dark 11.4%
- #21 God's Basement
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.5%, Dark 9.2%, Gore 8%
- #22 Mirror Forge
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.8%
- #23 White Room Protocol
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 11.3%, Gore 9.3%
- #24 Oxide Room 104
82% matchMixed68% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: WildSphere
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A bone-chilling body-horror game with escape room gameplay. Bad decisions have brought Matthew to this terrifying motel. Now it’s up to you to decide how to escape - will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Gore 18%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 9.2%
- #25 The Empty Eyes
79% matchVery Positive81% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Dark 9%
- #26 Zemblanity
81% matchVery Positive87% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: XenOxygen
Windows
Zemblanity is an atmospheric first-person horror game. What seemed like a little creepy invitation over from an old childhood friend turns into disturbing uncovering of mysterious forces ruling in the mansion. Will you find a way out?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 10.6%, Horror 10.6%, Emotional 10.3%, Mystery 9%
- #27 Project Liminal 2
78% matchVery Positive88% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 12.3%, Dark 10.8%
- #28 Greenhouse
78% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: 7D Games Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 10.6%
- #29 MIRROR MIRROR
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 10.8%, Mystery 9.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #30 Obscula
80% matchMostly Negative37% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Dark 14.8%, Horror 14.3%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #31 Blasfemia
77% matchVery Positive91% of 275 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.5%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #32 MADiSON
77% matchVery Positive87% of 3,363 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 15.9%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Dark 11.5%, Gore 8.2%
- #33 The Stalked 2
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 246 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 12.2%, Mystery 10.1%
- #34 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
74% matchVery Positive94% of 3,132 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Survival Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #35 Garten of Banban 2
76% matchMixed67% of 4,452 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…
Why similar: Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Dark 9.8%
- #36 Ad Infinitum
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Gore 13%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 9.9%
- #37 Scarred
75% matchMixed57% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: iterco
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #38 Unspoken
73% matchVery Positive88% of 822 reviews2024
Dev: Weeping studioPub: Weeping Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 14.3%, Mystery 12%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #39 Neverending Nightmares
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,019 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 20.4%, Gore 17.7%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #40 CAPTURED 2
70% matchVery Positive99% of 487 reviews2026
Dev: Puck RedflixPub: Puck Games
Windows
You're trapped in an apartment with ever-changing rooms. Capture anomalies on camera, survive deadly entities and escape an endless nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 16.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Story Rich 8.8%, Survival Horror 8.1%
- #41 Dead Take
71% matchVery Positive88% of 823 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #42 Whispering Lane: Horror
73% matchMixed64% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological 7.4%
- #43 Familiar Stranger
72% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Exploration 24.6%, Horror 24.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, First-Person 8.9%
- #44 Those Who Remain
73% matchMixed67% of 857 reviews2020
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Emotional 8.2%
- #45 Find Yourself
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,318 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.8%
- #46 The Guest II
69% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 11%, Mystery 8.9%
- #47 Stay Still 2
72% matchMixed50% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Welcome to Stay Still 2, a spine-chilling first-person survival horror game. Based of the Vietnamese culture, this game unfolds as a daring experiment in which survival seems nearly impossible. Engage in a story gameplay, where puzzles are your key to progress, while surviving various threats.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, First-Person 13.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #48 Lost Alone Ultimate
70% matchVery Positive90% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Lost Alone Ultimate is a first-person psychological horror game designed to convey anxiety, distress, and terror. You will have to explore three different houses, avoid staying in the dark, and face moments of fear that will not give you respite.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological 8.7%, Dark 7.5%
- #49 Layers of Fear VR
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2019
Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?
Why similar: Adventure 41.9%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Atmospheric 9%, First-Person 8.6%
- #50 Ontotis
69% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
As a caretaker trapped by a severe storm, you must secure an abandoned hilltop home. When routine chores spiral into terror, uncover the residents' chilling fate, solve puzzles, and unravel the truth behind a mysterious haunting entity deeply connected to you in this psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Horror 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #51 Under: Depths of Fear
70% matchMixed68% of 302 reviews2020
Dev: Globiss InteractivePub: Rogue Games, Inc.
Windows
Enter the mind of traumatized WW1 veteran Alexander Dockter and experience the terrorizing nightmare of trying to escape a sinking ocean liner while being haunted by the most terrifying entities you’ve ever come across.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14.8%, First-Person 11%, Gore 10.1%
- #52 Locked in my Darkness
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Gore 12.2%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11%
- #53 Hotel 188
67% matchVery Positive89% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 10%, Exploration 7.5%
- #54 Insomnis
68% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Gore 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.2%
- #55 DeathOmen
67% matchVery Positive80% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #56 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
68% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Heartbyte Studios
Windows
A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.9%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #57 SILENT BREATH
67% matchMixed68% of 1,210 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 13.6%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #58 Horror
66% matchMixed69% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: STuNT
Windows
HORROR is a test of your logic in the face of primal fear. You are unarmed. You are vulnerable. All you have is a flashlight with a dying battery and your intellect.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Hidden Object 8.4%
- #59 Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue
68% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: EchoVerse CorePub: Midnight Games S.R.L
Windows
Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling adventure? Step into the shoes of the protagonist and experience the terror of being "Buried Alive" in a crypt. Your mission is clear: Escape the confines of your coffin, find the key to unlock the door, and unveil the dark secrets that lie within.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.8%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Dark 8%, Psychological 8%
- #60 Deceived Of Joy
65% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: LevelBound Studios
Windows
Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Dark 19.1%, Mystery 18.8%, Horror 17.6%, First-Person 12.4%