- #1 Don't Be Afraid
97% matchVery Positive83% of 944 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 16.4%, Survival Horror 15%, Gore 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.5%
- #2 Visage
96% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 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 24%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Dark 10.5%, Walking Simulator 7.6%
- #3 Infliction
96% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 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 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Dark 8.9%
- #4 Silence Channel 2
95% matchVery Positive82% of 95 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: Gore 11.2%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 8.4%, Dark 8.2%
- #5 Luto
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 14.5%, Narration 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Dark 9.6%, Emotional 7.9%
- #6 Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,361 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 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 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #7 Echoes of Dread
93% matchVery Positive85% of 65 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 17.2%, Survival Horror 16%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 10%, Dark 8.6%
- #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 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Horror 11%, Dark 9.3%
- #9 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
91% matchMixed70% of 56 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 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11%, Dark 10.2%, Narration 10.1%
- #10 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
90% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 20.6%, Gore 20.4%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Dark 11.5%
- #11 Left Alone
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 641 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 9.1%, Horror 8.8%, Mystery 7.4%
- #12 Mists of Aiden
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,138 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 20%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Gore 10.4%, Mystery 8.8%
- #13 MIRROR MIRROR
89% matchMixed70% of 67 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 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 10.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #14 The Empty Eyes
87% matchVery Positive80% of 51 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 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Dark 9%
- #15 Inside Depth 6
88% matchVery Positive85% of 246 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 15.1%, Dark 13.5%, Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Walking Simulator 8.6%
- #16 Unspoken
85% matchVery Positive88% of 802 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 18.2%, Dark 14.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #17 God's Basement
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.7%, Dark 9.6%, Gore 8.3%
- #18 Mirror Forge
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 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 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 11.3%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Dark 10.8%
- #19 White Room Protocol
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 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 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 11.4%, Gore 9.4%
- #20 Zemblanity
84% matchVery Positive87% of 76 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 10.6%, Dark 10.2%, Horror 10%, Emotional 10%, Mystery 8.6%
- #21 The Stalked 2
82% matchVery Positive80% of 235 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%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.3%, Mystery 10.2%
- #22 Obscula
83% matchMostly Negative39% of 61 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 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Dark 14.9%, Horror 14.2%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #23 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
80% matchVery Positive94% of 2,974 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 13.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #24 Garten of Banban 2
81% matchMixed67% of 4,368 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Dark 9.8%
- #25 Blasfemia
79% matchVery Positive92% of 262 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 18.4%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Dark 14.2%, Horror 13.7%, Puzzle 7%
- #26 Project Liminal 2
79% matchVery Positive96% of 56 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 19.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Dark 11.7%
- #27 Insomnis
81% matchVery Positive91% of 272 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 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 9.5%
- #28 The Dark Occult
82% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 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 30.4%, Gore 28.7%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Adventure 7.5%
- #29 Whispering Lane: Horror
78% matchMixed65% of 156 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 16.4%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological 7.6%
- #30 Ad Infinitum
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,409 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 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 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Gore 13.7%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.1%
- #31 Don't Remember
78% 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 21.7%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 9.3%, Puzzle 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #32 Familiar Stranger
76% 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 26.6%, Exploration 24.6%, Horror 24%, Story Rich 9.2%, First-Person 8.9%
- #33 Oxide Room 104
77% matchMixed68% of 254 reviews2022
Dev: WildSphere
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 18.2%, Survival Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 9.2%
- #34 SILENT BREATH
74% matchMixed69% of 1,156 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 19.6%, Horror 18.4%, Dark 13.6%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #35 Shifting To The Backrooms
73% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Narration 15.9%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.3%, First-Person 7.8%
- #36 Escape the Ayurok
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,077 reviews2019
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.7 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 16.4%, Gore 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 9.6%
- #37 Layers of Fear VR
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2019
Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 41.4%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%, First-Person 8.6%
- #38 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
74% matchVery Positive96% of 70 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 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.9%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #39 Stay Still 2
75% 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 16.8%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, First-Person 13.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #40 MADiSON
72% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 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 18%, Horror 16.3%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Dark 12%, Gore 8.5%
- #41 Find Yourself
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,285 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 28.2%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 11.4%
- #42 Scarred
73% matchMixed57% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: The Iterative Collective
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 13.4%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #43 Lost Alone Ultimate
71% matchVery Positive92% of 108 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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological 9.4%, Dark 8%
- #44 Dead Take
68% matchVery Positive88% of 794 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 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 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.7%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #45 Locked in my Darkness
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Gore 12.8%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 11.4%
- #46 DeathOmen
70% matchVery Positive82% of 107 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 15.7%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #47 Decarnation
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Emotional 17.1%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.7%
- #48 Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue
71% 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 21.7%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Psychological 8.6%, Dark 8.5%
- #49 Home_0
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Hidden Object 8.9%
- #50 Deceived Of Joy
67% matchVery Positive86% of 50 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 20.2%, Dark 19.1%, Mystery 18.8%, Horror 17.5%, First-Person 12.4%
- #51 Under: Depths of Fear
71% matchMixed68% of 299 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 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 15.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Gore 10.7%
- #52 Rise of Insanity
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.5%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Dark 9.4%
- #53 Those Who Remain
70% matchMixed67% of 835 reviews2020
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 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 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Emotional 8.4%
- #54 Psalm 5:9-13
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,774 reviews2024
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 19%
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.5%, Gore 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 9.9%, Mystery 9.4%
- #55 Psycho Fear
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Panda
Windows
Psycho Fear is a heart-pounding escape room puzzle where players must escape to survive. Solve challenging puzzles, overcome deadly obstacles in an intense atmosphere, nerve-wracking and dark environment will keep players on edge.
Why similar: Gore 15.8%, Survival Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 11.1%, Horror 10.7%
- #56 Limoria
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Exploration 10.2%, Horror 8.8%
- #57 Dark Fracture: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.6%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.9%
- #58 August Night
65% matchMostly Positive71% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Sahl Ibrahimi
Windows
Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Horror 16.2%, First-Person 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Mystery 9.9%
- #59 Lair of Torment
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 183 reviews2023
Dev: Admia
Windows
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 14.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, First-Person 9.4%
- #60 Dream Cage
66% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.9%, Mystery 9.6%