- #1 The Confined: Basement
97% matchNo user 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 27.8%, Psychological 22.2%, Adventure 9.3%, Dark 7.9%, Horror 7.7%
- #2 The Maze: In Dark
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Puriza Games
Windows
Relying on a single flashlight, secure your objective in the dark factory and escape avoiding 'his' eyes. Overcome the extreme fear of the unknown that the darkness brings, and break through your limits.
Why similar: Thriller 19.6%, Psychological 17.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Horror 9.5%, Dark 8.7%
- #3 Lost Trust-Episode 1
96% matchMixed50% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Kreatura Production
Windows
After years apart, you visit an old friend for what should’ve been a quiet evening. But you soon realize you’re not alone and a dark betrayal awaits .The game is a first-person, linear PSX-style experience focused on exploration and uncovering secrets.”
Why similar: Psychological 28.7%, Thriller 27.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Dark 9.6%, Mystery 7.3%
- #4 Echoes of the Wind
95% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Caplamp Studio
Windows
After a fight with her fiancé, Naomi Lee goes camping on her usual trail to clear her mind. But the woods hold more than memories—something sinister is waiting in the dark.
Why similar: Psychological 38.5%, Thriller 35.3%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 8.4%, Adventure 3.4%
- #5 The Cursed Land
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Logan
Windows
While Jonathan is driving, his car suddenly stops. His cell phone doesn't work either. Jonathan doesn't know where he is. He sees a farm nearby. He goes to the farm in hopes of finding someone to ask for help.
Why similar: Thriller 35.5%, Adventure 16%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Horror 10%, Dark 8.3%
- #6 Freja
94% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Retroactive Fort
Windows
Ignorance Is bliss, or is it? Have you ever wondered if living in ignorance is better than to carry trauma? Freja is a first-person psychological thriller exploring this concept. Enter this dark and mysterious world and find out for yourself.
Why similar: Thriller 27.3%, Psychological 24.7%, Dark 8.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Horror 6%
- #7 Eyes in the Woods
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Christopher WatkinsPub: UAHRF
Windows
A first-person survival horror game where players navigate dense forest-based maps while being hunted by Bigfoot. The game emphasizes environmental awareness, limited resources, and psychological pressure. You must gather all the evidence needed to conclude that Bigfoot does exist.
Why similar: Psychological 36.6%, Thriller 26.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Horror 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #8 Through His Eyes
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pablyco
Windows
Through His Eyes is a psychological horror game where a father, trapped in a haunting time loop, must uncover the truth and escape from his house to find his daughter but a dark presence won’t let him go. Unlock doors, solve puzzles and break the cycle.
Why similar: Psychological 20.6%, Thriller 19.6%, Adventure 17.9%, Dark 7.6%, Action 7.5%
- #9 Shelley Manor
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Terrors StudioPub: ESAT
Windows
Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.
Why similar: Thriller 36.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12%, Puzzle 11.2%, Dark 8.5%
- #10 Lobotomy
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Twiluna Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned mental hospital, solve puzzles, evade terrifying entities, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Psychological 30.2%, Thriller 27.2%, Dark 7.9%, Horror 6.3%, Psychological Horror 6%
- #11 Wretch
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 51kness
Windows
Find the violent stalker hiding inside an abandoned school. Piece together broken lore and solve a long lost mystery. What happened here and who's to blame?
Why similar: Psychological 22.2%, Thriller 20.1%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #12 Another's Memories
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Altun Studios
Windows
Another's Memories is a first-person psychological horror video game located in Argentina. Explore a sinister country house, solve puzzles, and survive ruthless enemies in an immersive experience where every shadow hides a disturbing story.
Why similar: Psychological 21.8%, Thriller 19.6%, Dark 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Horror 8.7%
- #13 Tales of Ancients: Hollow Apartments
87% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: BastudioPub: Axell Studio
Windows
Reality unravels.Every floor reflects your mind.Tales of Ancients: Hollow Apartments a dark, atmospheric journey through psychological horror and inner collapse.
Why similar: Thriller 24.7%, Psychological 19.2%, Dark 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Adventure 7.3%
- #14 Omitted
88% matchMixed47% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Psychological 29.6%, Thriller 26.1%, Dark 9.2%, Horror 7.3%, Adventure 6.1%
- #15 Haunted Memories: The Return
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MegaPixel Studio S.A.Pub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Haunted Memories: The Return is a psychological horror in which you assume the role of yourself. You decide which path you will take and what will happen in Green Park this time. But the question remains - will you ever be able to leave?
Why similar: Psychological 23.2%, Thriller 21%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Dark 9.3%, Horror 7.2%
- #16 Lightout 2
86% matchMixed54% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: T.H.L GamesPub: T.H.L Games
Windows
Lightout 2 is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an Abandoned hospital.
Why similar: Thriller 27.2%, Psychological 17.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Dark 9.6%, Puzzle 8%
- #17 Somnia
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ico Sphere
Windows
Somnia is a first-person psychological horror game where you wander through endless hallways, encounter strange entities, and search for mysterious eyes while following the voice that guides you forward.
Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Adventure 16.4%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Action 10.6%, Horror 10.5%
- #18 Dawn Sanatorium
84% 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: Thriller 27.2%, Psychological 24.3%, Horror 8.2%, Adventure 7.5%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #19 Paradise's Secrets
83% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Entry Studios
Windows
After accepting the invitation from the Paradise company following the events we've experienced, nothing on our journey may turn out as we expect. You must be very careful to uncover all the mystery and reveal the truth. Learn everything and expose the true face of the Paradise company.
Why similar: Thriller 25.7%, Psychological 24.1%, Dark 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Horror 6.6%
- #20 Absinth
85% matchMixed69% of 100 reviews2020
Dev: Soulven Games
Windows
A psychological first-person horror experience. Set in California, USA, blurring the line between game and reality. Confront the events which completely changed Zane Zaminsky´s life.
Why similar: Thriller 28.4%, Psychological 19.3%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Puzzle 11.7%, Horror 10.4%
- #21 It Happened At Night - A New Nightmare
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
While working at a remote site deep in the woods, Chloe becomes entangled in a disturbing mystery that leads her into something far more terrifying than she could have imagined.
Why similar: Psychological 25.6%, Thriller 20.7%, Dark 10.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Horror 7.4%
- #22 Union Vivien
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lunight Games
Windows
Union Vivien is a mascot horror game with liminal space elements. You find a passage to the abandoned complex "Union Vivien" beneath your home. Beware of its inhabitants. Dive into lucid dreams to remember what is hidden in the darkness.
Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Adventure 17.5%, Action-Adventure 13%, Horror 10.7%, Action 10.3%
- #23 Creeping Clark
81% 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: Thriller 28.7%, Psychological 19.6%, Dark 9.6%, Mystery 7.9%, Horror 7.9%
- #24 Nexus The Exception
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tris Games
Windows
Wake up in a dark and abandoned facility and uncover its secrets in this sci‑fi horror game focused on stealth and environmental puzzles. Explore, avoid deadly systems, and question the intentions of the entity watching you as you move closer to the truth.
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Psychological 12.2%, Action 12.1%
- #25 Damned Hand
81% matchMixed50% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: Applykat
Windows
You're in the home of a psychopathic art lover. and that isn't happy about this situation.He'll scare you. You have to be careful!
Why similar: Thriller 22.5%, Psychological 17.4%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #26 Unfeigned Depths
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Voidwire Interactive
Windows
Unfeigned Depths is a first-person psychological thriller where dreams and reality blur. Uncover the dark truth behind your dreams with fully voiced dialogue and dynamic events. Can you unravel the mystery before deception takes hold and your world falls apart?
Why similar: Thriller 25.2%, Psychological 24.9%, Dark 10.3%, Action-Adventure 7%, Horror 7%
- #27 PhaRaBis
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Meka Games
Windows
Hidden in the cursed pyramid, a powerful mask awaits. It controls the elements, but only Pharaohs can use it. Many have tried to find it, but none have returned. Will you be the one to uncover its secret?
Why similar: Thriller 35.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Horror 9.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Action 8.4%
- #28 Lightout
80% matchMostly Negative37% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: T.H.L Games
Windows
Lightout is a first-person psychological horror game with puzzles, Which takes place in an abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Thriller 25.7%, Psychological 21.5%, Dark 9.2%, Adventure 8.5%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #29 Hamam: The Steaming Backrooms
77% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Rutolgames
Windows
Step into HAMAM, a Backrooms-inspired psychological horror set in a cursed Turkish bathhouse. Find ritual seals, use your camera to reveal hidden horrors, survive cursed music boxes, and escape the presence waiting in the steam.
Why similar: Psychological 27.6%, Thriller 24.8%, Adventure 10%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Horror 7.3%
- #30 Missing Texture
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: GaspachoWork
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a house that changes with every chapter. Solve puzzles, escape from your captor and uncover a psychological horror story full of unexpected twists.
Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Adventure 17.1%, Thriller 16.5%, Action 11.4%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #31 Cursed Loop
77% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: LunaFrost Studio
Windows
Trapped in a nightmare, every death pulls you back into the same dark cycle. Test your spirit and courage as you escape the depths of a sinister mansion.
Why similar: Psychological 28.6%, Thriller 25.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Horror 7.1%, Dark 6.1%
- #32 JINNI 2 : The Ritual
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DanikStudios
Windows
A ritual-based psychological horror inspired by Anatolian jinn folklore. Explore dark, shifting rooms, interact with cursed objects, trigger terrifying events, and uncover the truth behind a ritual that should never have been completed.
Why similar: Psychological 33.5%, Thriller 28.2%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Adventure 7.5%, Horror 7.3%
- #33 SilhouetteIsComing
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: proxayazilim
Windows
In this hospital where you were confined with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the medication you swallowed every morning prevented you from seeing 'Him'. Until one morning you woke up in a deserted hospital, without medication, where time had rotted away. You weren't crazy; they were the crazy ones.
Why similar: Thriller 43.5%, Action-Adventure 18.6%, Adventure 16.2%, Mystery 5.8%, Exploration 4.9%
- #34 Pradera
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: itandfeel Pub: itandfeel
Windows
Pradera is a first-person psychological horror. You play as Clarice, an ambitious lawyer taking on an impossible case. Nine people were decapitated. The bodies remain. The heads are gone. A gamble for fame becomes a real nightmare.
Why similar: Thriller 29.2%, Psychological 23.3%, Adventure 10.1%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.6%
- #35 ScaryNoodles: Do Not Play
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alien Big Cat
Windows
Finally, home alone. With your parents and brother away on holiday and not due back for days, you've got the whole place to yourself. Sounds perfect: until you accidentally leak your address online to someone who will turn your curiosity into the biggest regret of your life.
Why similar: Thriller 31.2%, Psychological 26.5%, Adventure 11.9%, Action 8.6%, Horror 8.4%
- #36 INMOST
75% matchVery Positive91% of 7,360 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Why similar: Psychological 25.3%, Thriller 24.6%, Dark 9.2%, Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 5.2%
- #37 WHY I was Born
75% match7 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: YukiNakajima
Windows
"I was born without knowing what to do with my life, and I just rolled with life..." Trace the life of an ordinary man and search for the meaning of life in this ball action adventure.
Why similar: Psychological 40.2%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Action 9.6%, Psychological Horror 6.2%
- #38 Eyes Behind
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: chambazGames
Windows
EYES BEHIND is a retro-style FPS survival horror inspired by the classics. Can you survive a deadly game of hide-and-seek with a sinister stranger? Use your wits and courage to stay alive in this tense psychological thriller.
Why similar: Psychological 34.5%, Thriller 13.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Horror 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #39 The Beast Within
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: MonoFieldGames
Windows
The Beast Within is a cooperative horror escape game. You are an agent dispatched to a sealed research facility where CGI Corporation once conducted unethical experiments.
Why similar: Thriller 28.7%, Psychological 23.4%, Dark 15.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #40 SUBJECT 33
71% match6 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Matei MihaiPub: PIXELWAVE GAMES
Windows
SUBJECT 33 is a story-driven psychological horror game set in an abandoned asylum. You are Ephraim, sent on a mission to uncover what happened before its sudden closure in 1984. As you explore, the line between reality and memory begins to blur — and the truth you uncover might destroy you.
Why similar: Psychological 24%, Thriller 19.1%, Adventure 15.4%, Action 10.3%, Horror 8.2%
- #41 Phantom Lamb
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Grid Paper Studio
Windows
Play a story-driven third-person psychological thriller set in a sinister early-20th-century asylum where reality bends under the weight of forgotten horrors. Phantom Lamb blends tense stealth gameplay with an immersive narrative of haunting secrets and psychological dread.
Why similar: Psychological 33.6%, Thriller 30.1%, Horror 7%, Action 5.8%, Mystery 5%
- #42 Dark Atlas: Infernum
70% matchVery Positive86% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Night Council StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.
Why similar: Psychological 24.9%, Thriller 21%, Adventure 8.8%, Dark 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #43 THE DAY I WILL DIE
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Lighthouse Games
Windows
Trapped in a misty valley of endless time loops, confront echoes of your childhood and creatures from old tales and legends. Explore forgotten paths stirring subconscious fears, face nightmarish foes, and uncover a story of fading dreams and shadows of adulthood.
Why similar: Thriller 28.3%, Psychological 25%, Dark 8.9%, Adventure 7.9%, Horror 7.9%
- #44 Lunatic
73% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: BroxStudios
Windows
Neighbors reported a scream from an apartment next door. They claim that people who enter the apartment do not leave. You're the only police officer available at the moment and it's your duty to check it out.
Why similar: Thriller 24.4%, Adventure 20.7%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Action 14%, Dark 8.6%
- #45 Blood Rifleman
69% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Dylan BassettPub: Bassett Interactive
Windows
Suddenly alone in a snowstorm, a camper is haunted by strange visions. A short, cinematic, mind-bending psychological horror nightmare. Beware the rifleman.
Why similar: Thriller 31%, Psychological 21.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Horror 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #46 Implements of Hell
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Thriller 26.2%, Psychological 25.9%, Dark 9.2%, Horror 6.9%, Adventure 6.8%
- #47 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,222 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Psychological 24.2%, Adventure 16.9%, Puzzle 15%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Mystery 8.3%
- #48 The Clown -White Pursuer-
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Wataru Izumi wa Oni Bakari
Windows
A short first-person horror game featuring exploration, puzzles, and a terrifying clown who hunts you inside a secluded mansion.
Why similar: Thriller 27.3%, Adventure 22.4%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Action 15.2%, Exploration 7.6%
- #49 The Abyss
69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: AHMED KCHIKICHPub: AK STUDIO
Windows
"The Abyss" is a first-person survival horror. After an accident, explore a dark world filled with horrors, puzzles, and secrets that challenge your sanity. Will you escape the Abyss or succumb?
Why similar: Thriller 22.9%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Adventure 15.1%, Dark 11.4%, Puzzle 11%
- #50 KAVERNUM
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Buennyo
Windows
Winston Bradley is an amateur explorer who is always looking for new adventures. His latest destination is a cave in Algeria, which is known for it famous cave paintings. But the further he goes into the cave, the more he realizes that something is wrong with it.
Why similar: Psychological 28.7%, Thriller 28.1%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 9%, Adventure 8.6%
- #51 The LIK
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Alice
Windows
Your daughter is sick. Hoping to alleviate her condition, you go to a distant temple. But your daughter disappears, your mind too, and the inhabitants of the church are not in the best mood for you. Will you be able to learn all the secrets of the Temple and get out of there alive?
Why similar: Thriller 24.7%, Psychological 20.3%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 7.9%, Adventure 7.8%
- #52 Shafted
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Large Lads
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned mine, uncover its dark secrets, and survive terrifying creatures lurking in the claustrophobic tunnels.
Why similar: Thriller 34.2%, Dark 14.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Horror 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #53 Helios Hotel: The Night Shift
67% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Rose Lane Games
Windows
Helios Hotel: The Night Shift is a story-driven choose-your-own-adventure style horror game inspired by paranormal and slasher films.
Why similar: Thriller 45.4%, Adventure 20.2%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #54 Cursed House
70% matchMixed69% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: ArafkanPub: Arafkan Games
Windows
Cursed House is a first-person psychological horror game. It can impress you with a realistic and spooky home environment. Can you lift the curse?
Why similar: Thriller 43.9%, Psychological 32.4%, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
- #55 The Lodge
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Mad Mountain StudiosPub: Cogswell University
Windows
A first-person, psychological horror game, The Lodge takes players on a journey into the horrors of a twisted mind.
Why similar: Adventure 22.3%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Action 15.2%, Psychological 13.7%, Thriller 13.1%
- #56 Genesis: Voces de la Niebla (Voices of the Mist)
65% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Isaias Rachid Nanni
Windows
Investigate a murder at a lake where something else is watching you. Explore, survive… and uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Thriller 20.6%, Psychological 16.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Adventure 8.6%, Dark 8.2%
- #57 Residue Of The Lost
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fırfır Game Studio
Windows
A cursed spirit from your past life has slipped into the modern world with your reincarnation. As a sorcerer stripped of all memory, uncover the truth within a single house, reclaim your forgotten powers, and prepare for the confrontation awaiting you. The real fear begins here.
Why similar: Thriller 29.9%, Psychological 24.5%, Horror 8%, Adventure 6.8%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
- #58 A MAZE IN UNDERGROUND
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomea Entertainment
Windows
"This labyrinth presented by TOMEA, enables you to spend a wonderful time with your family. In this endless labyrinth—which also includes puzzles—you will experience the most fun moments of your life."
Why similar: Psychological 29.8%, Thriller 26.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Horror 7.3%, Adventure 6.9%