- #1 DREADCELL
97% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Kyrzelo Studio
Windows
You wake up in a place that feels strangely familiar. Something isn’t right. The experiment has begun. And it is watching you. Explore, survive, and uncover the truth behind a repeating reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 15.2%, Thriller 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Mystery 8.6%
- #2 Knock On The Window
96% matchVery Positive91% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Tropical Games
Windows
Martin has been given an urgent assignment at work. However, for this he had to go to the house of his Boss. And so Martin found himself alone at home, in the middle of a vast field of sunflowers. Everything was going well until there was a knock on the window.
Why similar: Comedy 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 13.3%, Thriller 10.7%, Dark 8.2%
- #3 Stevedore
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WizarDiger
Windows · Mac · Linux
No more job in the city. Managed to find one in the middle of nowhere. Stevedore. Crane worker. It feels off, but you need money. Stevedore is a short industrial horror game where you take a role of a crane worker. Lift containers, load ships and complete your contract. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 15.8%, Thriller 13.6%, Dark 12.7%, Atmospheric 10%
- #4 Chat, Is This Real?
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retroverse Studio
Windows
Chat is this Real? is a first-person psychological horror game. Play as a streamer in an abandoned hospital during a livestream. Uncover the hospital's dark past, follow the clues in the chat, and survive a nightmare that should have remained buried.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 18.6%, Indie 11.1%, First-Person 9.9%, Thriller 9.7%
- #5 PUREFIRE LIFE STREAM
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NYTRAXPub: Purefire Games
Windows
Purefire Life Stream is a first-person psychological horror game. In recent years, livestreaming daily life has become a worldwide phenomenon. Explore a slow-paced world beginning with a livestreamed penthouse tour expanding into unsettling realism and terror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 11.7%, Indie 10.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #6 Compromised
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pokey Studios
Windows
Compromised is a first-person psychological horror game about surviving a night under constant pressure. Manage failing systems, track moving threats, and make split-second decisions while danger closes in. Every sound matters. Every mistake costs time you don't have.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Thriller 18.8%, Horror 15.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #7 Don't Make a Sound
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 落梅序
Windows
Don't Make a Sound is a voice-controlled horror game. You wake up in a morgue with one rule: stay silent. Your microphone detects any noise – and any sound means death. But not all rules are true; you must uncover the lies. Search sealed jars for keys and survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Thriller 15.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Dark 9.5%, Horror 9.2%
- #8 3:33 AM
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: null.exePub: Subconscious Games
Windows
A stranger calls at 3:33 AM. They know your name. Choose your words carefully in this fully voiced psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 18.1%, Thriller 14.3%, Indie 11.2%, Mystery 9.5%
- #9 [REC] Paroxysm
91% matchVery Positive84% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
You're a horror content creator, venturing into frightening locations to captivate your audience. You're attempting to attract more viewers by recording paranormal events. However, these horror-filled adventures will one day come back to haunt you, at a high cost.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Thriller 20.1%, Horror 16.9%, Indie 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #10 Exanimum: The Silent Call
91% matchVery Positive84% of 286 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
"Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Horror 20.1%, Thriller 14.4%, Dark 12.9%, Indie 9.1%
- #11 Out of Place: Origin
90% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Karma Studio
Windows
Out of Place: Origin is a survival game built on attention and observation. In a diner where reality quietly collapses, notice the anomalies, capture them on camera, and survive… Because sometimes, the thing watching you isn’t a mistake.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Thriller 19.9%, Horror 17.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Mystery 9.3%
- #12 Gummy Nightmares
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CSquareStudio
Windows
Step into the enigmatic world of Gummy Nightmares as a little boy who wakes up in a mysterious amusement park with no memory. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover lost memories while evading sinister plushie robots. Use weapons, set traps, and find hideouts to survive and reveal the truth.
Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 17%, Mystery 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #13 Unsealed: The Mare
89% matchPositive81% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: Gamhalla
Windows
A challenging first-person psychological horror game where you play as Vera, trapped in a nightmare tied to her family’s tragic past. Burn the cursed teddies, restore lost memories, and break sealed doors to survive The Mare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 15.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Survival Horror 8.8%
- #14 Teddy Won't Help
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Struggle Games Studio
Windows
One night, your plushies whisper a warning: Three monsters from under the bed will come for you before dawn. The only way to survive is to play their games… and win. Fail, and you won’t live to see the morning.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 13.1%, Thriller 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #15 Trust Me
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Legions Studio
Windows
Survive with your friends in a wasteland devastated by an atomic bomb, explore dangerous areas, and strengthen yourself by collecting and selling valuable loot. Upgrade your gear and your vehicle with the money you earn, and push into farther and deadlier zones. Explore, loot, and survive!
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Horror 17.5%, Dark 14%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 8.3%
- #16 Evil is near
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sea lighthouse studioPub: Sea lighthouse
Windows
Evil is Near is a game about a young bartender who gets a job at a mysterious bar, where he is visited by the ghost of a former employee. The ghost reveals the secrets of the establishment and warns him to be careful. You will have to mix cocktails, to survive and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Thriller 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Dark 9.5%
- #17 CLOWNROT -Kyoukan-
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gilutaz
Windows
A psychological survival horror set in an underground parking garage. Trapped in an inescapable otherworld, survive until 5 AM while obeying absurd rules and fleeing a relentless clown. Each attack eats away at your mind, drawing you closer to becoming one. Can you survive the night as a human?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 18.4%, Thriller 12.2%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #18 HorseHair
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3 Squared Cubed
Windows
HorseHair is a short psychological horror experience. Immerses yourself with point & click navigation, complete mysterious tasks, and uncover dark truths about your family.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 11.5%, Thriller 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #19 Madness in the dark
84% 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: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.4%, First-Person 9.3%
- #20 ColdSide
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 538 reviews2020
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 18.9%, Indie 17.5%, Adventure 13.6%, First-Person 11%
- #21 THE LAST PORTRAIT
82% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: LOCKDOWN Adventures
Windows
THE LAST PORTRAIT is a haunting adventure that leads you into the abandoned Ashwood Manor. You are a lawyer who has inherited the house from a client and wants to uncover its secrets. Solve tricky puzzles and escape the spirit that guards the estate!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 17%, Thriller 12.4%, Dark 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #22 Unsealed: Vigil
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamhalla
Windows
Stuck in a wheelchair with a bell in your hand. They watch you in the dark and move closer when you're not looking. Find them. Ring the bell. Escape the nightmare. Wake up.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 22.6%, First-Person 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Dark 10.9%
- #23 ARETIAS: Cursed Island
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: inHeka Studios
Windows
Travel to an isolated island, use your camera to reveal what the naked eye cannot see, and uncover the truth behind a forgotten curse. ARETIAS: Cursed Island is a story-driven first-person horror game focused on exploration, environmental puzzles, and atmospheric tension.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Thriller 18.7%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 7.7%, Mystery 7.7%
- #24 Still Rain: The Arrival
81% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Stefan Popescu Studio
Windows
Ethan returns to his cousin's old family house, deep in the forest, a place he hasn't set foot in for five years, ever since the family who lived there vanished without a trace.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 16.5%, Thriller 11.4%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 10%
- #25 Inhabitants
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: salameydev
Windows
Inhabitants is a single-player horror game that has you delve into the mysterious disappearance of your friend. Uncover the mysteries of their apartment. Solve puzzles in an escape room-esque environment. All while avoiding those that have now inhabited in their absence.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Dark 14.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Horror 10.2%, Thriller 10.1%
- #26 Shadows of Absence
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Harbor Studio
Windows
After years of missing out on life, the journeys, the friendships, the experiences, you are prescribed an experimental medication to help you reclaim your life. The side effects were supposed to be minor, but as you drift off to sleep, you wake up in your childhood home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 21.7%, Dark 14.8%, Atmospheric 12.1%, First-Person 9.4%
- #27 Creeping Clark
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: NeroGameDev
Windows
After escaping her abusive brother, Sophie seeks a fresh start in a remote house in Hawthorn's forest. But strange events unfold, and her unsettling housemate, Elise, may be hiding something. Is it just her anxiety, or is there something more sinister lurking in the shadows?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Thriller 17.4%, Horror 14%, Mystery 11.2%, Dark 10.2%
- #28 The Empty Eyes
78% matchVery Positive82% of 83 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: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Thriller 16.3%, Horror 16%, Mystery 10.9%, Dark 8.8%
- #29 Sevyal
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Ünal
Windows
Sevyal is a single-player horror game set in an underground hospital. Something has gone wrong and as a government official, you must visit the location, repair the electricity, survive, establish communication with the military, and escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 17%, Thriller 12%, Survival Horror 9%, Dark 7.1%
- #30 Dark Blue Star
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Greekuda
Windows
You are a fallen star. Climb the rock face and swing on ropes to return to the sky. Be mindful of depression and anxiety. We recommend visiting a hospital if necessary.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 18%, Thriller 16.7%, Dark 13.4%, Mystery 8.5%
- #31 The Railroad Crossing
77% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Garu
Windows
The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 20.9%, Dark 16.6%, Indie 16.5%, Adventure 8.5%
- #32 Still in the Fog
75% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Juan Diego Pierozzi Luque
Windows
A mysterious event causes an entire town to vanish, leaving it wrapped in dense fog and cut off from the world. Explore impossible underground structures, manage your limited resources, and solve complex puzzles as you try to survive this nightmare. Estimated playtime: 4–7 hours
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 17.6%, Thriller 12.8%, Mystery 9.2%, First-Person 8.9%
- #33 Nameless
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AibsK
Windows
A man hides in a remote building deep in a silent forest, where uncertain memories resurface and reality begins to slip. As you uncover the reasons behind his retreat, you’ll gather scrap, buy equipment, and try to survive an intruder who grows more unpredictable each night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 19.8%, Dark 15.1%, Indie 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #34 The Beckoning
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SquawkA Games
Windows
Explore an abandoned and decaying village in this immersive first-person psychological horror experience, search forgotten houses and shadowed paths, piece together disturbing clues, and uncover the truth that waits within the suffocating darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Thriller 14.2%, Horror 13.3%, First-Person 9.3%, Survival Horror 8.8%
- #35 Undiscovered House
78% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Sysreb Games
Windows
First-person, story-based horror game. The game evokes a grim atmosphere, a sense of dread, and tension. Discover the gruesome secrets of the house.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Thriller 16.1%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 12.6%, Mystery 10.4%
- #36 EvilTrap
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jeff Winner
Windows
A psychological horror set in a cursed village where endless night forces you to seek fleeting refuge while a relentless demon hunts you down.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 16.7%, Thriller 16.1%, Dark 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #37 Static
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Suraj M.
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game built around attention, perception, and fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.5%, Horror 18.4%, First-Person 16.8%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Adventure 9.8%
- #38 Miasma
73% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: GhostMasakiPub: GMRX
Windows
Miasma is a first-person psychological horror maze game with a horrific atmosphere, you are trapped in a maze-like prison with a mysterious creature, and your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 21.1%, Dark 14.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Survival Horror 9.6%
- #39 APARTMENT 001
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pythonidae Studio
Windows
You awaken inside an unknown facility and must explore its mysterious spaces in order to recover your lost memories. Gather clues, follow the records and procedures left behind by the Bureau, and overcome the threatening anomalies that stand in your way.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Thriller 19.4%, Horror 18.4%, Dark 14%, Adventure 7.1%
- #40 [REC] Desolation
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
[REC] Desolation takes you to an abandoned manor as journalist Ethan Carter. Your goal is to investigate its dark past and uncover the truth. But some secrets should remain hidden…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Thriller 22.9%, Horror 14%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Dark 8.5%
- #41 Family of Choice
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ecevilgames
Windows
Witness a little girl’s distorted memories of the past and her fantasies of a future that never happened. All she wants is a family… this time, of her own choice.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Thriller 21.4%, Horror 19.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Dark 9.4%
- #42 UNIT 44
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tyler SelwynPub: Selwyn Studios
Windows
Five nights. Twenty containers. Count them. Log them. Submit your report. The manifest says twenty. You counted twenty-one. Dispatch doesn't want to hear about it. A PSX-style horror game about a job that doesn't add up — and the guard who worked it before you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Horror 17.1%, Dark 13.6%, Mystery 11.6%, First-Person 10.3%
- #43 Unfound Footage
70% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Frixxy Games
Windows
Unfound Footage is a short, atmospheric psychological horror game where you must survive inside a mysterious mansion after a strange disappearance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 17.4%, Indie 13.3%, Adventure 11%, Mystery 10.2%
- #44 Nosophobia
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VengePub: Venge Company
Windows
A psychological survival horror about a former soldier who goes to an abandoned psychiatric hospital in search of his missing sister. Explore dark corridors, solve puzzles, uncover secrets of the past, and decide how far you're willing to go for Lana.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Thriller 13.9%, Dark 12%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #45 Midnight Overtime
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EXS
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror experience where hidden clues and impossible spaces draw you deeper into a place that should not exist.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 19.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Dark 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #46 Strange Night
74% matchMixed60% of 478 reviews2016
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Horror 24.2%, Indie 17.2%, Dark 15.4%, First-Person 11.8%
- #47 The Confined: Basement
69% match3 user reviews75% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Forcell Games
Windows
You are trapped in a dark basement. To find a way out, you must piece together your forgotten past. Survive deadly creatures, collect mysterious notes, and discover who you are before it is too late.
Why similar: Thriller 20%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 16.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Dark 9.9%
- #48 Inside My Mind
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beelze Studio
Windows
Inside My Mind is a first-person psychological horror game set in an abandoned hospital. Explore dark corridors, solve puzzles, and uncover through notes who you are, why you are here, and the hospital’s dark past.
Why similar: Thriller 22.4%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 20.1%, First-Person 11.4%, Mystery 6.9%
- #49 The Morgue Fissure Between Worlds
74% matchMixed68% of 25 reviews2017
Dev: Zoltok'sPub: N/A
Windows
Descend into darkness... The Morgue Fissure Between Worlds, provides a dark mysterious environment that is waiting to be discovered. Your world is connected with many others. There are things that must be forgotten, relics that must be discovered, and worlds to be charted....
Why similar: Thriller 21.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 15.7%, Indie 14.9%, Dark 14.6%
- #50 Level P
68% matchNo user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Jinakuma
Windows
You are lost in an underground car park with one way out. Find your car, follow your pings, and don’t get caught.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Thriller 12.9%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 9.9%, First-Person 8.7%
- #51 Blue Light
70% matchMixed64% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: 1FOREVERS
Windows
Blue Light is a horror adventure game set in the year 2029. The main character goes in search of his missing sister, exploring the most dangerous and paranormal places in the city.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Thriller 17.2%, Dark 15%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Horror 11.7%
- #52 Dolls made here
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ready2Run
Windows
You find yourself alone in an abandoned doll factory, assembling and inspecting dolls because you needed the money. Each order ends with the sense that they should never have been shipped, but leaving is no longer an option.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Thriller 14.5%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 10.8%, Mystery 8.8%
- #53 911 Dispatcher: Unknown Caller
67% matchMixed54% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Room13Games
Windows
911 Dispatcher: Unknown Caller — a first-person psychological horror game in which you work as a night-shift emergency dispatcher. Take calls, decide when to send a police unit, and get to the bottom of a mysterious call connected to an old closed case.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Horror 19.1%, Thriller 13.2%, Dark 10.6%, First-Person 10.3%
- #54 Feed the Boss
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SilentRoom Games
Windows
Feed the Boss is a first-person psychological horror game where a simple job serving meals to your boss slowly turns into a trap.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 15.7%, Thriller 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Dark 9.8%
- #55 SHE WAS 98
67% matchVery Positive85% of 511 reviews2026
Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
Windows
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 19.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Dark 10.4%, Thriller 9.5%
- #56 Dawn Sanatorium
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BHS GAMES
Windows
A childhood you don't remember arrives on an old film reel. Step into the Dawn Sanatorium — a first-person psychological horror where a projector rewrites reality, a horned figure watches from the dark, and the truth about who you are waits at the very bottom.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Thriller 17.3%, Horror 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%, First-Person 9.4%
- #57 The Last Job 2
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DefinitelyNotScaryGames
Windows
What should have been a simple job turns into something far more disturbing. Take on the role of a thief in this first-person psychological horror experience, uncover what’s hidden inside the house, and hope you make it out before this job becomes your last.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Thriller 21.8%, Horror 19.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Dark 6.2%
- #58 Villa Nocturne
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Lunafrost StudioPub: Wanderia Entertainment
Windows
In a mansion shrouded in mist, face the ghosts of the past. With puzzles, exploration, and moments of sheer terror, Villa Nocturne awaits.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Thriller 15.6%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #59 Horror Club: Grandpa's House
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: JamberCubes Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you stay with your grandfather for a few days after he starts acting strangely. Help him with everyday tasks, follow his unusual rules, and experience unsettling events around the house as the story unfolds.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Thriller 20.2%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 8.5%, Mystery 6.6%