- #1 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
97% matchVery Positive88% of 8,931 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, First-Person 23.6%, Adventure 19.8%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the feeling of exploring a beautiful yet unsettling rural landscape while solving environmental mysteries.
- #2 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
96% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 47.1%, First-Person 15.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Puzzle 7.9%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It pioneered the physics-based interaction and atmospheric horror mechanics that define the genre.
- #3 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
96% matchVery Positive94% of 2,897 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 38%, Adventure 20%, First-Person 19.8%, Indie 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at integrating complex physics-based puzzles into a terrifying, claustrophobic narrative.
- #4 Ether One
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 447 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
Why similar: Adventure 31.6%, First-Person 23.2%, Indie 18.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep focus on environmental puzzle-solving within a surreal and atmospheric narrative framework.
- #5 Kona
94% matchVery Positive83% of 3,588 reviews2017
Dev: Parabole
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Adventure 24.7%, First-Person 23.2%, Horror 23.1%, Indie 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a similar isolated, rural mystery setting that rewards careful exploration and investigation.
- #6 Conarium
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Adventure 29.5%, Horror 28.7%, First-Person 17.3%, Indie 13.6%, Atmospheric 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a strong Lovecraftian atmosphere paired with intricate puzzles and first-person exploration.
- #7 Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle
93% matchVery Positive83% of 208 reviews2016
Dev: Shadow Tor StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Somewhere deep within the woods of Cornwall, a timeless force is stirring. Unseen beneath the ancient burial mound, known locally as Barrow Hill, a forgotten myth awakens. Use archaeology to discover that the barrow is more than just a collection of forgotten standing stones.
Why similar: Adventure 45.9%, Horror 28.5%, Indie 25.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the theme of uncovering ancient, supernatural mysteries in a secluded, atmospheric location.
- #8 ColdSide
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 519 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: Adventure 31.8%, Horror 22.2%, Indie 21.4%, First-Person 16.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes atmosphere and environmental discovery.
- #9 Call of the Sea
91% matchVery Positive88% of 5,866 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Adventure 29.3%, First-Person 26.1%, Puzzle 15.9%, Indie 14%, Atmospheric 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on environmental puzzles and atmospheric storytelling in a remote, mysterious setting.
- #10 House of Caravan
91% matchMixed67% of 803 reviews2015
Dev: Rosebud GamesPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 19.4%, First-Person 17.6%, Puzzle 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie-focused horror adventure that relies on puzzle-solving in a confined, mysterious space.
- #11 Scratches - Director's Cut
90% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
Dev: Nucleosys
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Adventure 31.7%, First-Person 16%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror experience that relies on atmosphere and puzzle-solving in an isolated house.
- #12 The Shattering
89% matchVery Positive86% of 327 reviews2020
Dev: Super Sexy SoftwarePub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller. Its defining features are the dynamic environments, beautiful aesthetic and intriguing story. The gameplay is meant to submerge you in the mind of John, as you take each step forward into the twisted mystery of what happened.
Why similar: Adventure 44%, Indie 29.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that uses atmospheric environments to tell a complex, puzzle-filled story.
- #13 Insomnis
88% 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: Horror 28.4%, Adventure 22.7%, First-Person 21.4%, Indie 15.4%, Puzzle 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends traditional adventure puzzle-solving with a haunting, atmospheric horror aesthetic.
- #14 Curse of Anabelle
89% matchMixed64% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Adventure 47.7%, Indie 33%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 6.3%, Atmospheric 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a mix of mystery, adventure, and horror set in an environment that demands careful investigation.
- #15 What Remains of Edith Finch
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: First-Person 27.9%, Adventure 22.8%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Indie 13.3%, Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at environmental storytelling and immersive exploration within a mysterious, haunting property.
- #16 Lethe - Episode One
87% matchVery Positive85% of 398 reviews2016
Dev: KoukouStudiosPub: Faber Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.
Why similar: Adventure 28.7%, Horror 22.7%, Indie 18.9%, First-Person 15.7%, Puzzle 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features first-person exploration and puzzle-solving elements within a dark, mysterious horror setting.
- #17 SOMA
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 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 30.9%, First-Person 19.2%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 11.6%, Puzzle 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines high-stakes atmospheric horror with thought-provoking narrative and puzzle elements.
- #18 Charon's Staircase
86% matchMixed63% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Adventure 32.5%, Horror 25.3%, Puzzle 15.4%, Indie 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a dark, investigative narrative that requires players to solve puzzles to uncover a hidden past.
- #19 Visage
84% 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 57.4%, First-Person 17.3%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 6.6%, Atmospheric 6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply immersive and terrifying psychological horror experience that rewards careful environmental observation.
- #20 Investigator
86% matchMixed69% of 1,025 reviews2016
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Adventure 30%, Indie 19.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%, First-Person 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a walking-simulator experience focused on atmospheric exploration and uncovering a dark mystery.
- #21 Layers of Fear
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 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 32.4%, First-Person 24.5%, Adventure 22.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Puzzle 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on psychological tension and environmental shifts that mirror the atmospheric dread of Eleusis.
- #22 Grimind
83% matchMixed64% of 289 reviews2014
Dev: Paweł MogiłaPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...
Why similar: Indie 32.6%, Adventure 29.9%, Horror 24%, Physics 7%, Atmospheric 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes physics-based mechanics to solve puzzles in a dark, atmospheric indie adventure.
- #23 >observer_
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,884 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 39%, First-Person 19.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a dense, atmospheric mystery that relies on first-person investigation and puzzle-solving.
- #24 Doorways: Prelude
82% matchMixed62% of 634 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 40.7%, Adventure 21.3%, First-Person 14.3%, Indie 12.9%, Atmospheric 5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the indie horror spirit with first-person exploration and puzzle-based progression.
- #25 NightGhast
79% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Adventure 34%, First-Person 16.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on environmental puzzles and a sense of isolation.
- #26 UnderDread
82% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 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: Adventure 33.2%, Horror 25.8%, Indie 22.4%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes exploration and survival in a hostile, atmospheric environment.
- #27 The House of E.
79% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Gamenastica Studios
Windows
The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, First-Person 19%, Adventure 15.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of mystery and puzzle-solving within a supernatural, atmospheric setting.
- #28 THANATOS
78% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Angela NguyenPub: WahooCat Productions
Windows · Mac
THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.
Why similar: Adventure 40.2%, Horror 23.5%, First-Person 21.4%, Puzzle 13.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a first-person exploration experience with a focus on puzzles and atmospheric horror.
- #29 LIMINAL SHIFT
75% matchVery Positive82% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: NextPhase Studios
Windows
Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.
Why similar: Adventure 26.1%, First-Person 25.9%, Horror 22.1%, Indie 10.3%, Atmospheric 8%
- #30 Caffeine
80% matchVery Negative19% of 53 reviews2015
Dev: Incandescent Imaging
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Caffeine is a quirky first person adventure game with environmental puzzles and a dab of psychological horror. You awaken aboard one of these caffeine mining stations alone. Before long you realize that you are a young boy with no memory of what has transpired on this seemingly empty space station.
Why similar: Adventure 39.4%, Indie 25.7%, First-Person 18.5%, Horror 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure game that uses environmental puzzles to tell a story in a sci-fi horror setting.
- #31 Shadow of Pharos
76% matchMixed69% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Team Gaivot
Windows
Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.
Why similar: Horror 43.1%, First-Person 16.1%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 9.6%
- #32 Penumbra: Requiem
78% matchMixed52% of 1,117 reviews
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Puzzle expansion for Penumbra: Black Plague. Requiem is part of Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, included in the Penumbra Collection.
Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, Horror 27.3%, Indie 18.3%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An expansion that focuses heavily on the physics-based puzzles that made the series a staple of the genre.
- #33 The Wellmonts Case
73% matchVery Positive95% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Adventure 31.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%, First-Person 9.2%, 3D 7.1%
- #34 Montague's Mount
77% matchMixed58% of 429 reviews2013
Dev: PolyPusher Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Montague's Mount is disturbing psychological thriller set in the bleakness of an abandoned Irish island, featuring exploration and challenging puzzle solving. This game is part one of a two part story, some questions are left unanswered and open to interpretation.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Indie 27.2%, Horror 23.6%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #35 MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
76% matchMixed65% of 1,417 reviews2014
Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
Why similar: Adventure 32.4%, First-Person 21%, Indie 18.2%, Puzzle 16.5%, Atmospheric 11%
- #36 Astray
77% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2015
Dev: Aegon Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..
Why similar: Adventure 25.1%, Horror 24.6%, Indie 17%, First-Person 16.6%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #37 The Solus Project
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,612 reviews2016
Dev: HourencesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
Why similar: Adventure 32.8%, First-Person 23.7%, Horror 21.6%, Indie 9.9%, Atmospheric 9%
- #38 Trapped
75% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Adventure 29.5%, Indie 21%, Horror 20.7%, First-Person 14.3%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #39 Project Liminal Redux
74% matchMixed64% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: Piece Of Voxel
Windows
Project Liminal Redux is a first-person horror made in realistic 3D graphics. The gameplay consists of collecting notes, solving riddles and escaping from various entities. The main goal is to survive and escape.
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, First-Person 23.6%, Adventure 23.5%, Puzzle 11%, 3D 7.1%
- #40 Through The Fragmentation
72% matchVery Positive96% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Adventure 36.4%, First-Person 35%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Indie 6.7%, 3D 6.5%
- #41 Delirium
71% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Horror 37.1%, First-Person 21.1%, Adventure 18.8%, Atmospheric 12%, 3D 8.3%
- #42 Incoming Evil
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, First-Person 21.4%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 15%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #43 Beyond the Doors
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Dream Error
Windows · Linux
An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Adventure 19.1%, First-Person 18%, Physics 13.5%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #44 Noosphere
73% matchMixed69% of 127 reviews2021
Dev: KOEX studioPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
'Noosphere' is a first person psychological horror puzzle game about 'Personalities'. Vincent survived a car accident but only to find out that another entity is living within him.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, First-Person 17.5%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 11.7%, Physics 10.5%
- #45 Forgotten Hill The Third Axis
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension
Why similar: Adventure 35.4%, Horror 26%, First-Person 15.6%, Indie 8%, Puzzle 8%
- #46 Night Grove
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Admia
Windows
This is a first-person indie horror game. A young deliveryman took an unusual order that led him to Night Grove. This place has a dubious reputation among the townspeople, because for many years it has been sent to live with people that society has long since abandoned.
Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Adventure 24.5%, First-Person 23.7%, Atmospheric 11.5%, 3D 7.3%
- #47 Dread Flats
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Adventure 21.9%, First-Person 18.7%, Puzzle 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #48 Gray Dawn
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 reviews2018
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Why similar: Adventure 30.5%, Horror 25%, Indie 19.1%, First-Person 12.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #49 Doorways: The Underworld
72% matchMixed69% of 405 reviews2014
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Adventure 22.1%, First-Person 20.7%, Indie 14.7%, Atmospheric 6%
- #50 NOX: Chapter 1
69% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: The Buua Studio
Windows
NOX: Chapter 1 is a first-person puzzle game, where the player has to make use of gravity changes, gravity shifts and portals to explore the dreams and nightmares of a child. All this, in a world inspired by the work of Escher.
Why similar: First-Person 36.6%, Puzzle 19.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Physics 12.1%, 3D 10.8%
- #51 The Tavern In the Woods
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
Windows
"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.
Why similar: Adventure 41.3%, First-Person 33.3%, Atmospheric 15%, 3D 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #52 Elevator Zero
69% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Arvus Games
Windows
In Elevator Zero, a first-person exploration and puzzle game, you find yourself trapped in an otherworldly dimension. Escape is possible only through the elevator.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, First-Person 34.7%, Indie 12.8%, 3D 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #53 DREAM LOGIC
68% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Adventure 22.3%, First-Person 16.1%, Indie 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #54 Prognostic
68% matchVery Positive94% of 487 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Adventure 20.3%, First-Person 19.6%, Indie 12%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #55 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 36.1%, First-Person 32.5%, Adventure 31.3%
- #56 Blasfemia
66% 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: Horror 30.8%, Adventure 24.8%, First-Person 14%, Indie 13.1%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #57 Saturnalia
68% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Adventure 41.2%, Atmospheric 16.3%
- #58 Thekku Island
65% matchVery Positive89% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: Ales Devs Games
Windows
A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 32.9%, Horror 27.3%, First-Person 23.2%, 3D 10.7%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #59 Left Behind
67% matchMixed63% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
LEFT BEHIND is a hyper-realistic psychological horror game where you take on the role of a real estate agent with a client looking to sell you a property. Instead of a straightforward and quick interaction with the client, you find yourself thrust into a deeply unsettling and frightening situation.
Why similar: Adventure 25.2%, First-Person 22.7%, Horror 20.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #60 Medusa's Labyrinth
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,112 reviews2016
Dev: Guru Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Medusa’s Labyrinth is a very short mythological first-person horror game set in ancient Greece. It takes myths and legends that have stayed with us for over 2000 years and mix them together with modern gameplay. The game let's you explore murky catacombs and follow along a classic, tragic story.
Why similar: Horror 51%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 13.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%