- #1 Ergastulum: Dungeon Nightmares III
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: K Monkey
Windows · Mac
Ergastulum is a first-person fantasy horror adventure game that blends a mix of Asian and Western folklore to create a terrifying vision that will test a player's faith to the extremes. The game focuses on psychological horror which relies on the character’s fears and abnormal psyche to frighten players.
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Survival Horror 33.3%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct successor to the seed game, refining the core dungeon-crawling and horror mechanics.
- #2 44 Minutes in Nightmare
96% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: loloop
Windows
All randomly generated roguelike stealth horror FPS! Different dungeons every time you play, items that constantly change their placement, several Enemies with different characteristics and rare appearance special Enemies. Your boldness, discretion and luck will determine your escape.
Why similar: Horror 51.1%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Action 12.8%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the roguelike structure and intense horror atmosphere, forcing players to survive in a hostile, shifting environment.
- #3 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
96% matchVery Positive93% of 15,419 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 53.7%, Psychological Horror 22%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Indie 5%, Adventure 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it utilizes procedural generation to create an increasingly terrifying first-person experience.
- #4 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
95% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 50.7%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Adventure 4%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive first-person horror experience that excels at the psychological tension and vulnerability found in the seed game.
- #5 Dungeons of Blood and Dream
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,145 reviews2024
Dev: Lori Vornoy
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Play as a mighty Blood Wizard on a quest to escape a death-loop of psychedelic dungeons. Slay disgusting creatures using a large array of bladed weapons and unnerving spells, harness the power of cursed rings, find mysterious treasures, and learn the secrets of the universe you are trapped in.
Why similar: Horror 69.9%, Action 15.5%, Adventure 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strong match for the roguelike dungeon-crawling aspect, emphasizing surreal horror and exploration.
- #6 SCP – Containment Breach
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 942 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 51.8%, Survival Horror 37.9%, Action 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a procedurally generated facility filled with unpredictable threats, mirroring the high-tension exploration of the seed game.
- #7 Neverending Nightmares
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,996 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: Horror 43.8%, Psychological Horror 35.7%, Survival Horror 6.8%, Indie 5.9%, Adventure 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same oppressive, nightmare-fueled psychological horror themes present in the seed game.
- #8 Hektor
92% matchMixed62% of 969 reviews2015
Dev: Rubycone
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn.
Why similar: Horror 49.2%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Adventure 8.8%, Action 8.5%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a procedurally generated environment that changes as you play, perfectly matching the seed game's design philosophy.
- #9 Oneiro
91% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Ryan Olah
Windows
Utilize skill, creativity, and knowledge to reach the depths of your mental labyrinth. By collecting and stacking items, gears, and weapons, you'll stand a chance against the brutal manifestations of your fears.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on physics-based exploration and permadeath mechanics within a dark, dungeon-like setting.
- #10 The Wailer
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Ethan RobichauxPub: Vultive Entertainment
Windows
A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Horror 48.3%, Psychological Horror 40.7%, Action 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person dungeon exploration with permadeath and puzzle-solving, capturing the seed game's core loop.
- #11 Visage
90% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 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 43.4%, Psychological Horror 31%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Adventure 3%, Indie 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that focuses on exploration and uncovering dark secrets in a shifting home environment.
- #12 Ad Infinitum
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,511 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: Horror 31.3%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Survival Horror 25.4%, Action 7.3%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends historical horror with surreal, psychological elements, creating a deeply atmospheric first-person experience.
- #13 Dementium II HD
89% matchMixed50% of 1,276 reviews2013
Dev: Memetic GamesPub: Missing Link Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...
Why similar: Horror 66.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Action 12.7%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a visceral first-person survival horror experience with a focus on dungeon-like combat and exploration.
- #14 Stairs
89% matchMixed70% of 363 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Psychological Horror 28%, Adventure 12%, Action 9.5%, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that relies on environmental storytelling and intense atmosphere.
- #15 Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 397 reviews2021
Dev: NC Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Project Nightmares is a survival horror game with a procedural structure, creating unique scares every time you play. A machine will induce you into a dream state, throwing you into a living nightmare firsthand in order to discover the story of Henrietta Kedward, an old woman with a dark past.
Why similar: Horror 41.4%, Survival Horror 39.1%, Action 11.2%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes procedural elements and jump-scare-heavy horror to create a frightening, unpredictable experience.
- #16 Layers of Fear
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,635 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Horror 44.9%, Psychological Horror 43.8%, Adventure 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features an ever-changing environment that reflects the protagonist's deteriorating mental state, similar to the seed game's nightmare journey.
- #17 Doorways: Prelude
87% matchMixed62% of 636 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 47.6%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 10%, Adventure 9%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror adventure that shares the dark, surreal tone and exploration-heavy gameplay of the seed game.
- #18 DYING: Reborn
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.2%, Horror 25.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that traps the player in dark, claustrophobic environments.
- #19 Lost in Vivo
84% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Horror 32.7%, Survival Horror 29.3%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic first-person horror game that emphasizes psychological dread and tight, unsettling level design.
- #20 Cry of Fear
83% matchVery Positive89% of 84,143 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 46.6%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Action 3.3%, Adventure 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a gritty, first-person survival horror experience with a heavy emphasis on psychological trauma.
- #21 The Dark Occult
84% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 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 47%, Psychological Horror 26%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a constantly changing environment that keeps the player on edge, similar to the procedural nature of the seed game.
- #22 Don't Be Afraid 2
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 257 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Psychological Horror 30.6%, Survival Horror 28.2%, Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and atmospheric tension.
- #23 Adam - Lost Memories
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 235 reviews2020
Dev: Adam DubiPub: AdamDubiGames
Windows
Adam - Lost Memories is a psychological horror puzzle game, based on my personal experiences with child abuse.
Why similar: Horror 41.6%, Adventure 22.4%, Action 20.1%, Indie 15.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on psychological horror and exploration, mirroring the unsettling journey of the seed game.
- #24 Decarnation
80% matchVery Positive88% of 1,071 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Survival Horror 25%, Adventure 7.9%, Action 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: While different in perspective, it captures the surreal, nightmare-like psychological horror themes of the seed game.
- #25 Penumbra Overture
81% 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 45.5%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational first-person horror game that focuses on physics-based puzzles and intense, vulnerable exploration.
- #26 The Mortuary Assistant
78% matchVery Positive92% of 8,546 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 87.1%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on psychological horror and high-stakes tension within a confined, terrifying setting.
- #27 SOMA
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Survival Horror 25%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, psychological horror experience that excels at building an oppressive, unforgettable atmosphere.
- #28 Dark Fracture
81% matchNo user reviews
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: Horror 33.3%, Psychological Horror 30.9%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that focuses on exploration and psychological tension in a first-person perspective.
- #29 The Backrooms
79% matchMixed63% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: Ionized Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The Backrooms is a first person survival horror game set in one of the most terrifying environments of the human psyche. Explore an ever evolving nightmare while running from terrifying creatures to stay alive.
Why similar: Horror 36.6%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, Adventure 17.2%, Action 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the procedural, endless-corridor horror aesthetic that defines the seed game's appeal.
- #30 Forest Asylum 2
75% 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: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Survival Horror 30.5%, Horror 26.1%, Adventure 11.5%
- #31 Deep Dark Dungeon of Anglaus
77% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: PanfilovDevPub: Laush Studio
Windows
"Deep Dark Dungeon of Anglaus" is a first-person horror game set in a medieval fantasy world. Face the oppressive fears that haunt you in the darkness. Face unknown opponents in the dungeon of the demon lord Anglaus.
Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Psychological Horror 43.4%, Action 8.7%
- #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: Horror 39.1%, Psychological Horror 32.9%, Indie 10%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 8.7%
- #33 Project Liminal 2
74% matchVery Positive90% of 63 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: Adventure 30.4%, Action 26.4%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 17.3%, Indie 5.6%
- #34 Minds Eyes
77% matchMixed70% of 1,834 reviews2016
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 21%
You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?
Why similar: Horror 57.7%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Adventure 4.8%, Action 4.5%
- #35 Saint of Chains
74% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 26.4%, Adventure 4.9%, Action 4.7%
- #36 Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,570 reviews2017
Dev: Angry Demon Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn is a first person horror game heavily inspired by Swedish folklore and the Nordic mythology to create the nightmares that's been haunting Swedish children for many generations.
Why similar: Horror 55.9%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 7.4%, Action 7.3%
- #37 The Nightmare
76% matchMixed50% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
The Nightmare is a first-person horror game. Dive into the nightmare and try to get rid of that nightmare...
Why similar: Horror 68.2%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Indie 6%
- #38 Monstrum
73% matchVery Positive91% of 3,704 reviews2015
Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.
Why similar: Horror 49.5%, Survival Horror 39.7%, Indie 5.5%, Psychological Horror 4.2%, Action 1.2%
- #39 Dark Fracture: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,364 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: Horror 31%, Survival Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Adventure 7.7%, Action 5.9%
- #40 CAPTURED 2
70% matchVery Positive99% of 406 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: Horror 38.1%, Psychological Horror 34.4%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 5.3%
- #41 White Room Protocol
72% 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: Horror 46.7%, Psychological Horror 41.9%, Adventure 6.9%, Indie 4.6%
- #42 Echoes of Dread
71% matchVery Positive86% of 77 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: Horror 32%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Survival Horror 24.5%, Action 6.5%, Indie 4.2%
- #43 Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
71% matchVery Positive93% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: Corey JeffriesPub: Spatial Quotient
Windows
An unsettling rogue-lite survival horror adventure. Iconic levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Psychological Horror 30%, Survival Horror 29%, Adventure 8.9%
- #44 Dead Dreams
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Horror 46.3%, Psychological Horror 36.5%, Adventure 9%, Action 8.1%
- #45 The Classrooms
68% matchVery Positive90% of 2,977 reviews2022
Dev: Xefier Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Classrooms is a procedural, liminal-space, found-footage, survival horror game. Explore The Classrooms and discover the various anomalies it contains; from malicious entities, to harmless oddities. And remember, it's different every time you play, so your found footage is uniquely yours.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Survival Horror 29.8%, Horror 28.1%, Adventure 5.6%, Action 4.9%
- #46 UnderDread
73% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Horror 44.6%, Adventure 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Indie 14.3%
- #47 NMNE
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
You find yourself inside your dream, which turns into one continuous nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.1%, Horror 32.8%, Adventure 23.1%
- #48 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
69% 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: Horror 47.8%, Psychological Horror 43.5%, Adventure 8.7%
- #49 Mirror Forge
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 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: Psychological Horror 34%, Horror 33.7%, Survival Horror 32.2%
- #50 INFERNIUM
70% matchMixed66% of 190 reviews2018
Dev: Carlos Coronado
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Infernium, a survival horror approach to Pac-Man. Dive in a non-linear beautiful portrait of hell, die in a prison without bars and overcome a brutal penitence. Also available on Switch and PS4!
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Survival Horror 30.8%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Indie 6.4%, Adventure 4.9%
- #51 Insomnis
67% 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: Horror 32.3%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Survival Horror 24.6%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 6.5%
- #52 MATRESHKA
65% matchVery Positive86% of 84 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: Horror 29.5%, Survival Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Adventure 8%, Action 7.6%
- #53 Dreadhalls
68% matchVery Positive93% of 351 reviews2017
Dev: White Door Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
You are trapped deep inside a massive dungeon. Explore it, survive it and find a way to escape. Your only weapons will be stealth, your own courage, and a faint light. Dreadhalls is an intense and scary experience, not for the faint of heart. You have been warned!
Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Survival Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Adventure 6.7%, Action 6.6%
- #54 CASE RECORDS: Lost Night
66% matchMixed49% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows
CASE RECORDS is short a series of psychological horror games that are part of the CASE: Animatronics.
Why similar: Horror 47.5%, Psychological Horror 43.6%, Action 8.9%
- #55 DEMON DUST
64% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: PlusW Games
Windows
DEMON DUST is a Survival Horror Dungeon Crawler with a unique, mouse driven interface. Gain knowledge to survive and reach deeper and deeper floors.
Why similar: Horror 48%, Survival Horror 35.1%, Action 10.9%, Indie 6%
- #56 Darkness Under My Bed
67% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Horror 44.7%, Psychological Horror 40.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 4.3%
- #57 Midnight: Submersion - Nightmare Horror Story
67% matchVery Positive84% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Midnight Games
Windows
Nightmare Horror Story an adventure game from the first face in a horror genre provides you to take a trip in a huge and dark city full of dummies. You would have a possibility to figure out in a weird atmosphere when alive people are missed and everything that had remained is the dummies.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Survival Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 27%, Adventure 8.6%, Action 6.9%
- #58 Inner Voices
69% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40%, Horror 36.5%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 6.8%, Indie 6%
